Check out the lunar eclipse! It is really neat. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the full moon passes into Earth's shadow and is blocked from the sun's rays that normally illuminate it.
During an eclipse, the sun, Earth and moon line up, leaving a darkened moon visible to observers. The earth's shadow is blocking the sun's light from the moon. As the moonlight dims -- it won't go totally dark -- Saturn and Regulus will pop out and sandwich the moon. Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo.
A lunar eclipse can only occur at full moon. The eclipse sequence will begin with a partial eclipse starting at 8:43 p.m. and will end at 12:09 a.m. Thursday. The total eclipse of the moon will occur at 10:01 p.m. and last until 10:51 p.m.
Tonight is last full lunar eclipse until December 2010. Check it out!
