A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes behind the Earth so that the Earth blocks the Sun's rays from striking the Moon. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth ...

This page is a basic introduction and explanation of how lunar eclipses take place. It includes a preview to upcoming eclipses of the Moon.

This is NASA's official lunar eclipse page. It contains maps and tables for 5,000 years of lunar eclipses and includes information on eclipse photography and ...

Solar and Lunar Eclipses of 2011: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2011 Jan 04: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2011 Jun 01: Total Lunar Eclipse of 2011 Jun 15: Partial Solar Eclipse of 2011 ...

A total lunar eclipse will occur Dec. 10, 2011, when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon. The eclipse will make the moon appear bright red and supersized.

On Saturday, Dec. 10th, sky watchers in the western United States will witness a total lunar eclipse swollen to super-sized proportions by the Moon illusion.

There are three types of lunar eclipses: penumbral, when the Moon crosses only the Earth's penumbra; partial, when the Moon crosses partially into the Earth's ...

There are four eclipses during 2012: Two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses. The two Solar Eclipses are both central consisting of an Annular Solar eclipse and a ...

Calendar of all Lunar Eclipses for 2011 to 2015. Lists Date, Location Viewed, Type of Eclipse as well as Definitions of the different types of Lunar Eclipses

Circumstances of solar and lunar eclipses (not to scale). Solar eclipses can be central, in which the Moon passes entirely onto the solar disk as seen from Earth, or ...

Lunar eclipse watchers are looking forward to the last lunar eclipse of 2011 Saturday morning. In the West, the eclipse will happen just as the moon is ...

The world's western hemisphere - the Americas and Hawaii - will see the partial eclipse of the moon between late night and sunrise on June 4, 2012.

What is an Eclipse of the Moon? Of all the celestial bodies in the universe, the Moon alone ventures into Earth’s shadow. When that happens we see a lunar eclipse.

Have you ever seen a total eclipse of the moon? During a total lunar eclipse, the sun, Earth and moon form a line in space. Earth’s shadow falls on the face of the ...

ATLANTA - The full moon is expected to turn brick red for more than hour Thursday in a lunar eclipse visible throughout the Americas.