Lunar Eclipse 2010 on Winter Solstice

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oi-Priya Devi

By Priya Devi

Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 17:09

Lunar eclipse December 2010 on Winter solstice with the count down on Christmas 2010 is a remarkable happening.

A Lunar eclipse happens only on a full moon day, when the moon, earth and the sun are in a line, with the earth in between the two.

The Lunar eclipse 2010 makes a beginning, early Tuesday morning, with a slight shading of the moon with the coming of the Earth's outer shadow faintly, which is called the penumbra at 1.am ET. However the first sign of it appears when the Earth's shadow makes way across the Moon from the left.

To get a total view of the Lunar eclipse 2010, when the whole moon is outshadowed by the Earth's shadow, begins at 2:41 a.m. ET and will remain 70 minutes.

The Moon assumes a deep orange when it delves into the Earth's umbra, which is the dark centre of the Earth's shadow.

Around 5:01 am ET the last traces of the Earth's shadow will vanish, and that marks the end of the Lunar eclipse 2010.

A total Lunar eclipse is said to have occured in 2007.

It is truly a prominent occurrence of the Lunar eclipse, December 2010 on Winter solstice , which is to occur only in 2094, and truly a spectacular sight too. With Christmas 2010 round the corner, it is definitely a significant occurrence.