Where there’s an object in the way of light – there’s a shadow. But you can’t tell that until the shadow falls on something, and that will happen in the skies tonight as the earth’s shadow falls on the moon, creating a lunar eclipse.
This one won’t require eclipse glasses – or even a telescope. Just look up at the full moon. It will be in the southeast sky when the eclipse begins at around 9:30, and going out every 15 minutes or so after that will show Earth’s shadow creeping over ever more area on our moon. The maximum eclipse – just short of total – will be at 11:12 PM CDT.
The appearance should be a reddish moon, illuminated mostly by light passing through our atmosphere and turning the moon the color of our sunset sky. After that, the moon gradually emerges and will be bright again just before 1 AM.
Weather should cooperate with cloud cover staying under 40 percent, giving a special show to anyone who wants to look up at the sky tonight.
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