Red Lunar Eclipse on Saturday March 3, 2007

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One of my favorite books is Goodnight Moon. A full moon always gives off a magical light. On Saturday, March 3rd there will be a lunar eclipse that will be well worth checking out.

What is it exactly?

The eclipse occurs because Earth will be exactly positioned between the sun and the moon so that most of the light falling on the moon is effectively blocked by Earth. The moon's unusual coloring is caused by the bending of light waves that have curved around Earth and filtered through the atmosphere. The hue depends on how much dust exists there.

When my kids were little and I had to go out of town for work, I used to tell them to look at the moon, it is the same moon I am looking at. No matter how big the world is - we all share the same moon. So if you take that time to look at the lunar eclipse tomorrow - it is the same moon we all are looking at!