Lunar Eclipse 2010

Lunar Eclipse 2010: We surprised the December 21, will be total and will be seen from across the continent. The Moon is totally obscured by the shadow from the Earth, beginning to be visible from the northern Europe, before dawn, to culminate in the sunset in Japan and north Asia.

This Lunar Eclipse, will be the first after almost 3 years. The last was in February of 2008.

The conditions and schedules will be optimal for the observation of this beautiful phenomenon of nature. Chile will be an excellent place for observation.

In the following chart see visibility that will have the Lunar Eclipse in the world. 

As we appreciate in the figure, the best place to see the Eclipse will be North America, but Chile also is privileged because, you can see much of the Lunar Eclipse Total.

The following table and graph shows the timetables UTC and time of Chile in the iran producing all stages of this Eclipse Mole of December 21, 2010.

Phases Lunar Eclipse 2010:

In some places of the world observers must be vigilant before midnight on December 20 , because at that time begin the Lunar Eclipse.

A Lunar Eclipse Total occurs when the Earth is among the Sun and Moon, projecting a shadow that darkens to our natural satellite. The shadow is divided into two parts, the umbra and the penumbra, depending on the direct light that comes from the Sun. For this occurs, the moon must be full. During a Total Eclipse does not necessarily the Moon darkens completely, because, this assumes shades of red. This color is due to the sun rays diverted and colorful by the Earth's atmosphere. The peculiarity that has this phenomenon is that it can be seen without the need for specialized equipment.

Good luck in the observation !!!