Lunar eclipse
Tuesday 28 August 2007, 10:56PM
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A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's shadow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlHmatpsXEI
This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle.
Hence, the Moon is always full during a lunar eclipse.
The type and length of an eclipse depend upon the Moon's location relative to its orbital nodes.
The most recent total lunar eclipse was on 28 August 2007[1] where the sun, earth and moon were in total alignment; see 28 August 2007 lunar eclipse.
The initial stage started at 07:52 UTC, while the total eclipse began at 09:52 UTC turning it bronze, with reddish to blood red at its peak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOviv0UcLR4
Sydney and New Zealand were in the perfect zone to view the 1st total lunar rare eclipse since July 2000. The latest blood moon appeared on 6.15p.m. on August 28, 2007.[2]