If the sky clears this evening don’t forget to check out the lunar eclipse, the first one visible in this region for nearly three years,
It actually starts at 3 p.m. in the afternoon and by the time the moon is out by six p.m. the show will have be in full bloom.
According to Canadian astronomer and auther Terence Dickinson noted that a lunar eclipse is not just a pretty show in the sky. During ancient times, a lunar eclipse led to a major scientific discovery.
The Greek philosopher Aristotle concluded the Earth is a sphere after watching its curved shadow pass over the moon. Unfortunately, his remarkable observation was largely ignored and forgotten for centuries.
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