KGW Meteorologist Joe Michaels: February 2008 Archives
Slipping into the shadow
2:33 PM Wed, Feb 20, 2008 | Permalink KGW Meteorologist Joe Michaels
For anyone out there who enjoys a good skyshow, you'll be in luck later tonight. A total lunar eclipse will happen this evening!
What is a total lunar eclipse? It's a bit tricky, but I'll try to explain it. Think of three different balls - one large, one medium, and one small. The large ball is the sun, the medium ball is the Earth, and the small ball is the moon. The light from the large ball, the sun, shines onto the Earth, the ...
