By Jamie Burch
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Published: Tue, August 28, 2007 - 8:49 am
Last Updated: Wed, February 20, 2008 - 10:58 pm
You've probably heard the saying "the early bird gets the worm." Well in this case, the early bird got a chance to see a spectacular sight. People willing to get up before 4 a.m. saw the second total lunar eclipse of the year.A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the sun and moon, casting a shadow across the moon's surface. In most cases, the moon appears to slowly turn shades of orange and red. Lunar eclipses are rare because the moon is usually either above or below the plane of Earth's orbit. But this year, it's happened twice. We also saw a total lunar eclipse in March. The next one will be February 21, 2008.
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Cool !! Me and my nephew saw that and did not even realize it!