Missed it :(!

A total penumbral lunar eclipse was on the 14th of March. Missed it totally, but even if I wanted to view it I wouldn't have been able to watch it. I dont see the moon from my terrace it was on the other side of my building.

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In this rare kind of eclipse, the Earth stands exactly between the sun and the moon as the moon crosses through Earth's outer perimeter shadow, or penumbra. This is not a total lunar eclipse, which occurs when the moon runs through the shadow core and turns a rusty brown. In a penumbral eclipse, the color change is more subtle.

Using the late astronomer Andre Danjon's definition of a total penumbral lunar eclipse, only five such eclipses will occur in this century, according to Fred Espenak, an eclipse expert at NASA. The next one comes on Aug. 29, 2053.

So enjoy it. And don't be afraid to look. Lunar eclipses are safe to view. The eclipse starts at 4:21 p.m. Eastern time, about 50 minutes before sunset, on March 14. When the sun sets at 5:14 p.m., you should see the full moon rising in the east. The middle of the eclipse is 6:47 p.m., and it ends by 9:13 p.m., according to Espenak.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...022701406.html