Total Moon Eclipse Tomorrow Night
by Rod Hughes
Residents of, and visitors to,Costa Rica may want to watch the skies tomorrow night when the shadow of the earth will cover the moon entirely. The view will be best under the clear skies of Guanacaste province.
The eclipse will begin at 6:34 p.m. and end at 12:17 a.m. The moon will be totally obscured by about 9:26 p.m. The full moon will appear a dark reddish color during much of the eclipse. If you watch, allow about three minutes outside to adapt your eyes from interior lights to the darkness.
If you do not want to spend too much time outside, about 9 p.m. is a good time to watch it.The eclipse will be visible from most of the Americas and the western regions of Africa and Europe. And if you think you may pass it up, it will be your last chance to see a lunar eclipse until the end of 2010…