A total lunar eclipse will take place on December 20/21, 2010 Sadly it will not be visible oin Britain? It will be visible after midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 21 in North and South America. The beginning of the total eclipse will be visible from northern Europe just before sunrise. The end of the total eclipse will be visible rising at sunset for Japan and northeastern Asia, it also appears very visible to the Philippines just after sunset (as in Partial lunar eclipse). It will be the first total lunar eclipse in nearly 3 years, the last being on February 20, 2008.
It is also called the Christmas lunar eclipse.
External links:
http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar-eclipse-december-21-2010.html
http://blog.stonehenge-stone-circle.co.uk/2010/12/07/full-moon-this-winter-solstice-2010/
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2010.html
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