Moon eclipsed in rare showMatthew Schulz and Dina Rosendorf
August 28, 2007 12:00pm
RARER than a blue moon, the moon is set to turn blood red tonight in a free night spectacular.
The moon eclipse will be visible in Melbourne from 6.52pm tonight, with the total eclipse from 7.52pm to 9.22pm.
In the first such occurrence since 2000, the Earth will block the sun's light shining on the moon, allowing only scattered sunlight to illuminate the planet's biggest satellite.
Stargazers can expect the moon to shift between shades of red, orange and yellow, as the atmosphere filters out most of the blue light.
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