Lunar Eclipse 2010 Gets Attention

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SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- Though the sky-gazers are all geared up to witness the total Lunar Eclipse 2010 on early Tuesday, National Weather Service reported that clouds might hamper the visibility this time. The eclipse is set to begin at 12:33 a.m. but sadly the weather forecast states that there might be shower on Monday night and Tuesday morning which might act as a total spoil sport for the event. The NASA experts reported that if the weather condition is fine, then the eclipse will be visible from Central America, North America and also Hawaii and Alaska.

Rice Space Institute’s director Patricia Reiff said that at the midnight, the full moon would be straight up like the midsummer sun. Patricia Reiff said that the eclipse would be visible with a naked eye this time if the weather condition is not bad. National Weather Service’s meteorologist, Dan Reilly predicted that eastern Louisiana citizens might not be able to see the eclipse as clouds from Gulf of Mexico might hamper the visibility. However, he also added that during the event of Lunar Eclipse parts of the Moon would appear deep black or even red, depending on the weather condition. Fred Espenak, NASA’s eclipse expert said that Lunar Eclipse 2010 is expected to be colorful this time.

Fred Espenak said that the beginning stages of Lunar Eclipse 2010 will be visible in Western Europe and the latter stages will be visible in western Asia after the moonlight. The Lunar Eclipse is expected to run for three and half hours and the entire event will be visible in Iceland, Greenland and North America. Fred Espenak also added that the next two Lunar Eclipses will take place on June 15 and December 10 and one among them is “ideally situated” for the people of United States.