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Lunar Eclipse and Cometary Approach Predicted

Accepted submission by butthurt at 2017-02-10 16:47:31
Science

BBC News [bbc.co.uk] and the Washington Post [washingtonpost.com] are reporting on predictions of a partial lunar eclipse, expected to occur 10 February. According to BBC News,

The eclipse begins at 22:34 GMT and dimming of the moon will start to become detectable with the naked eye after 23:00.

It is due to peak at 00:44 on Saturday before ending at 02:53.

Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusáková [wikipedia.org], which appears green, is expected to make its closest approach to the Earth some hours afterward.

further information:
JPL page about Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova [nasa.gov]


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