Friday, August 31, 2007

1.1 Lunar Eclipse

This is a picture of the Lunar eclipse that occurred earlier this week and was visible from North America and part of the Pacific region. The eclipse was somewhat long and, according to NASA, lasted nearly 90 minutes. This photograph was taken over Yass, Australia. The moon appears red because it is reflecting light filtering into Earth's shadow. Several of the moon's larger craters are visible as well.