[Launch Alert] Wednesday Morning Eclipse

[Launch Alert]

                     WEDNESDAY MORNING ECLIPSE
                            by Brian Webb

If the weather cooperates, early risers in the Southwest can enjoy a
total lunar eclipse on the morning of January 31. 

The key times (in Pacific Time) for this event are as follows:
 
  03:48 Partial eclipse begins 
  04:42 Totality begins 
  05:30 Mid-eclipse 
  06:08 Totality ends 
  07:11 Partial eclipse ends

Experts predict that the usually normally gray moon will probably be bright orange in color during totality. To see the eclipse, you won't need any special equipment, the unaided eye will suffice. However, you will have a better view if you use binoculars or a small telescope.