This Wednesday evening, February 20th, a total lunar eclipse occurs. The problem we will have -- scattered clouds may obscure our view!  At this time a weak disturbance should move through the region Wednesday, bringing mostly cloudy skies. As the evening unfolds it looks as though the clouds will be in the process of clearing across Central Virginia. Hopefully this process has kicked in before the eclipse gets underway.

Total Lunar Eclipse Details:

At 8:43pm the full moon (in the eastern sky) begins to pass through the shadow of the earth. By 10:01pm total eclipse will occur turning the moon a beautiful shade of red. The moon begins to emerge from earth’s shadow at 10:51pm. Eclipse ends at 12:09am Thursday. This will be the last one until December 2010.

For more information about the upcoming eclipse visit this website...

http://shadowandsubstance.com/

For more information about a lunar eclipse visit this website...

http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html

Matt Ferguson