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Millions in the Americas watch lunar eclipse
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Millions in the Americas watch lunar eclipse
Millions of people in the Americas stayed up on Wednesday to observe a total lunar eclipse that bathed the moon in a coppery red glow and gave scientists a chance to study the Earth’s atmosphere.
The eclipse was total from about 10:25 to 11:23 p.m. EDT (0225 to 0323 GMT) and was safely visible without the need of telescopes or special glasses. The phenomenon was visible throughout most of North and South America, Europe, Africa and Antarctica, while many observers in Asia got only a partial view or none at all.
“The basic interest in lunar eclipses is that it’s a chance to gauge the quality of the Earth’s atmosphere by judging and making measurements of the coloration of the moon,” NASA astronomer Fred Espenak said.
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