July 27 - Total Lunar Eclipse

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Century's longest lunar eclipse happens today The totality of this full moon eclipse lasts a whopping 1 hour and 43 minutes. It's visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and some of South America. North America will miss out entirely, but you can watch online. Eclipse coverage online starts today around 18:30 UTC (2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time; translate UTC to your time). July 27 total eclipse of the moon More details and more charts, from Guy Ottewell. Most Mars dust comes from one place “Mars wouldn’t be nearly this dusty if it wasn’t for this one enormous deposit that is gradually eroding over time and polluting the planet, essentially.”  Subsurface lake discovered on Mars? ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has discovered the 1st evidence for a subsurface liquid lake on Mars. If confirmed, this lake is likely salty and cold, but possibly habitable for some microorganisms.

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Century's longest lunar eclipse  It'll be the longest total lunar eclipse of this century, with Mars - at its brightest - nearby. Red moon, red Mars. It doesn't get any better than this. Wrong side of Earth? Clouded out? This post has links to online viewing. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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