February 21, 200818 yr Looks about 2/3 covered right now. I've always been fascinated by this stuff...
February 21, 200818 yr No, it will appear a coppery red at max. totality. Keep in mind...what you are seeing is the Earth's shadow falling across the moon...or more correctly, the moon moving into Earth's shadow!
February 21, 200818 yr No, it will appear a coppery red at max. totality. Keep in mind...what you are seeing is the Earth's shadow falling across the moon...or more correctly, the moon moving into Earth's shadow!I'm not sure if the moon ever goes completely dark during an eclipse. It may have to do with the relative distances of Earth and moon from the sun and each other. Where are our amateur astronomers to answer that question?
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