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Lunar Eclipse broadcasts

15 August, 2008 (14:10) | ALERTS, Observing | By: tramakers

SpaceWeather.com issued the following alert:

This Saturday, August 16th, people on every continent except North America can see a lunar eclipse. At maximum, around 2110 UT, 81% of the Moon will be inside the red core of Earth’s shadow.

The eclipse lasts for more than three hours (19:36 UT to 22:44 UT), so there is plenty of time to gaze, drink coffee and take pictures. Follow the links for webcasts and more information:

Live webcasts from the Netherlands; from Norway; from the Canary Islands; (these begin around 3:30 pm EDT)

For further details on the URLs go to SpaceWeather.com