Luna Eclipse

Hey all, I am taking the easy road again, just got home from work now paper work to do after working all day and driving to much.. When I have the time I will do another music post please be patient ok Allan ? 🙂
I know how much you enjoy the music as I do also.
I thought to post this since its going to happen tomorrow the 14th and
also about Egypt for Elmar and myself.. we both love the desert so much.

LUNAR ECLIPSE: When the full moon rises on Tuesday evening, March 14th, you might notice something odd–a pale shadow darkening the moon's southern hemisphere. That is the shadow of Earth, and if you can see it, you've spotted a penumbral lunar eclipse.

Penumbral eclipses are not as dramatic as total eclipses. A penumbral eclipse involves only the pale fringe of Earth's shadow while a total eclipse happens in the shadow's dark red core. Both are fun to observe. Galleries: penumbral vs. total.

Maximum eclipse occurs between 6:18 p.m. and 7:18 p.m. EST on March 14th (14/2318 UT and 15/0018 UT). Observers in Europe, Africa and eastern parts of North America are favored; the eclipse will not be visible from California and other western US states: visibility map.

BLUE SUN: For the second time this year, a blue sun has appeared over Egypt. "A powerful khamaseen dust storm swept through Alexandria on March 7th," reports astronomer Aymen Ibrahem of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. "The sun shining through the dust turned blue."

The Egyptian sun on March 7th. Photo credit: Aymen Ibrahem.

Blue suns occur when the air fills with particles just a little larger than the wavelength of light. This makes the air behave like a filter, scattering red while allowing blue to pass. For maximum blue, the particles should all be very close to the same size–about a millionth of a meter across. Khamaseen storms are notorious for such fine dust. The spring dusty season is just beginning in Egypt. Sky watchers there should be alert for more blue suns–and blue moons, too.

Enjoy the science lesson 🙂

love.. Eve