Lunar Eclipse

As everyone has probably heard, there will be a total lunar eclipse tonight, Feb 20 (and Feb 21 morning for Europe and Africa) for the Americas.

A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon passes completely behind the Earth's shadow:

When the moon is in the umbral shadow, it looks red:

Cool!

I happen to have a perfect view of the lunar eclipse from my bedroom, and now the moon is already in the prenumberal shadow and moving into total eclipse. In Toronto, it is expected to be in total eclipse around 10PM. I'm definitely going to be getting up from the desk every so often to watch the moon :)

Cindy