Lunar Eclipses

   Lunar eclipses occur rather often and your chances of being able to see them are actually quite high. It is true they are not quite as dramatic as a solar eclipse. There are no atmospheric effects, no change in temperature. One could be outside, looking in the wrong direction, and not even realize that a lunar eclipse was occuring. But they do have their own special beauty.

   Depending on the condition of Earth's atmosphere at the moment, the Moon can be a subtle salmon color or blood red at the time of totality. To give you an idea of the look of a lunar eclipse, here is a picture of a lunar eclipse

   Here is a list of the eclipses we can expect to see next year, from a leading expert in eclipse prediction, Fred Espenak.

Lunar Eclipses of This Decade

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Updated September 29, 2009