If you are in Europe, you are lucky. The full Lunar eclipse that happened on 3rd March 2007 (it’s not that uncommon because the Earth planet is big and near the Moon, so it hides the Sun quite often) should form part of life's history.
The peak of the eclipse...:
Paris: 4th March, 00:20
London: 3rd March, 23:20
Prague: 4th March, 00:20
Moscow: 4th March, 02:20
Many people observed the full lunar eclipse with good, probable the best binoculars they could possibly lay their hands on (Binoculars x50 or less was said to be the best to see the full moon, more to check details of the Earth shadow on the Moon surface).
The Moon was never blackened since Earth atmosphere tends to deflect part of the Sun light and the Moon was redden. The show started around 2 hours before the peak and lasted around 4 hours.
Phases of Lunar Eclipses
An eclipse of the Moon (or lunar eclipse) can only occur at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's shadow.
The eclipse above begins in the upper left corner and ends on the lower right side. The center picture which shows the moon during totality was enlarged for only for artistic reasons.
Information on:
Apr 08, 2005: Hybrid Solar Eclipse
Eclipses During 2005Lunar Eclipe Dates for 2001 through 2008
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