Toronto - Skies was clear for Wednesday night's full lunar eclipse, which start at 8:30 p.m. and end at 00:25 a.m. The moon wasn’t blue or white, it’s a shade of orange as the Earth made its way between the sun and the moon.
A total lunar eclipse goes through five distinct stages:
The 1st stage-This penumbral stage of the eclipse becomes much more evident as the minutes advance and the Moon moves deeper in.
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The 2nd stage-This partial eclipse begins much more dramatically, when the Moon’s edge crosses into the umbra, the inner part of Earth’s shadow where no direct sunlight reaches the Moon's surface.
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The 3rd stage-Total eclipse begins when the last bit of the Moon slips into the umbra. For this eclipse, totality will last 52 minutes.
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At about 9:55 p.m. the Earth began to cast its shadow on the moon causing a lunar eclipse.
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The 4th Stage- As the Moon continues moving eastward along its orbit, events unwind in reverse order. The eclipse is once again partial.
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The Final Stage-After all of the Moon escapes the umbra, only the last, penumbral shading is left for stage five. This final duskiness gradually fades away for the next 40 minutes or so, finally leaving the full Moon shining as bright and white as if nothing had happened.
Eclipse end at 00:19
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