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Clear skies perfect for lunar eclipse

Written by  Nigel National 11 December 2011
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Clear skies perfect for lunar eclipse
Clear skies made it a good night for a lunar eclipse, the last until 2014.

It began just after 3am and lasted until almost four, as Earth passed between the Sun and the Moon. The moon turned a reddy-orange colour towards the end of the eclipse. Stardome Observatory says it's because light from the Sun passes through Earth's atmosphere, illuminating the Moon.

Article sourcd from NZ HERALD - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10772470

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-1 #3 ? 2012-02-27 17:08
Ammazing!(and interesting).
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+3 #2 Amber3477 2011-12-13 16:45
Wow! Light can go through the earth? That would be cool!
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-2 #1 Alec 2011-12-12 12:34
awesome
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