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PENUMBRAL LUNAR ECLIPSE APRIL 24TH

The full Moon will skim through the pale outer fringe of Earth's shadow
for a very subtle, "penumbral" lunar eclipse before or during early dawn
Sunday morning, the 24th, as seen from central and western North America.

Look for a slight shading on the Moon's north-northeastern side. The
eclipse is deepest at 9:55 Universal Time (4:55 a.m. Central Daylight
Time, 3:55 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, 2:55 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time).
Weaker traces of the penumbra may be detectable for about an hour before
and after.

The event will also be visible around dawn from Central America and
western South America, around midnight of April 23-24 from Hawaii, and
early on the evening of the 24th (local date) from Australia, New Zealand,
and Japan. For more details on this event:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/eclipses/article_1455_1.asp

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SKY AT A GLANCE

Jupiter and Saturn are up in the evening, offering fine telescopic
targets. The weak Lyrid meteor shower peaks late on the night of April
21-22. For details visit "This Week's Sky at a Glance":

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance

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