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Article: BEST LIGHT WILL BE AFTER DARK, DURING ECLIPSE.(Science & Technology)(Sky watchers can bask in the ruddy red light of the moon)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- October 26, 2004
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Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard
Imagine the light from all the sunrises and sunsets on Earth reflected back toward us from a big mirror in space.
That's pretty close to what will happen Wednesday night - weather permitting - when most of North America has a front-row seat to a celestial light show. A total lunar eclipse is expected to turn the moon a coppery red-orange, a fitting shade for the October full moon, which folklore often calls the "Blood Moon."
Lunar eclipses, which always occur during a full moon, aren't nearly as rare as solar eclipses and are visible over much larger areas. What's more, people on the West Coast won't even ...