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Cloudy Weather Could Mar Tonight's Eclipse Viewing

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Highlands Today Staff

Published: February 20, 2008

SEBRING - SEBRING - Only lucky ones might get a clear view of tonight's total lunar eclipse.
A meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Ruskin said the skies would be at least 70 percent covered by clouds.
"It's going to be mostly cloudy skies," added Nick Petro.
A total lunar eclipse occurs because the sun, the Earth and the moon are aligned in a straight line, with the Earth taking the in-between position. As sunlight passes the Earth, the shadow of the Earth is cast on the Moon. The shadow will slowly move across the disc of the Moon, almost but not quite hiding the Moon's surface features.
The eclipse begins at 8:43 p.m. eastern time. The total part of the eclipse lasts from 10 p.m. through 10:52 p.m. Mid-totality occurs at 10:26 p.m. The moon comes out of the eclipse at 12:09 a.m.

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