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SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- The last lunar eclipse of the year 2010 is going to take place on Dec 21st, NASA has said. The moon will appear reddish and for the avid skygazers this is a great celestial phenomena that they should not miss. The day marks the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere. For the residents of North America watching the eclipse would be easier than the rest. It is not going to be a partial eclipse, according to NASA. The last lunar eclipse took place on June 26th. This eclipse is going to watched by millions of interested stargazers.

When a lunar eclipse takes place, the sun, the moon and the Earth aligns in a line and the rays of the sun are shielded from Earth. It takes place on full moon day and if the moon passes through a specific part of the shadow of the earth. The total eclipse will start on Dec 21st 2010 at approximately 2.41 am and till 3:35 a.m. the moon will look vibrant red, says NASA. The moon will be seen passing through the Earth’s penumbra, hence some part of the sun’s ray will be shielded.

The last lunar eclipse of 2010 will be visible from Iceland, North America and Greenland. Western parts of the continents Europe and Asia will be able to see parts of the eclipse depending on the region. The best places to see the eclipse are listed on the website of NASA. There area number of sites on the Internet that have time converting apps for calculating the time.