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Total Eclipse of the Moon.

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Tonight at sunset/moonrise the earth will cast it’s shadow on the moon. Last night’s glorious full moon will not be blotted out, but turned red from light refracted through the earth’s atmosphere. According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, the moonrise in Full moon when eclipsed by earth.
Boston will occur at 5:30 PM and the sunset at 5:36 PM. I would imagine that the buildings might make sunset a little earlier and moonrise a little later. For other locations, visit the USNO site and for a fuller fluffier press release, including viewing tips, visit the NASA website. [4:00 PM] My own viewing tip – be somewhere that doesn’t have a thick cloud cover. Looking at the composite reflectivity radar loop from Taunton, MA, it doesn’t look good for the shore north and south to the entrance to the Cape. Oh, well.
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