Event Schedule:
6:00pm Moon Rise Meditation led by Shine On Yoga
7-10pm Drumming
10:00pm Silent Meditation as Total Eclipse begins
10:15pm Quite meditation circle - Signing bowls, Native American Flute & Didgeridoo welcome. No drums after 10pm out of respect for neighbors and city sound ordinance.

Eclipse Timeline:
6:00pm Moon Rise
8:45pm Eclipse begins
10:00pm Total Eclipse begins
12:00am End of Eclipse

A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night of Wednesday, February 20/21, 2008. The entire event is visible from South America and most of North America (on Feb. 20) as well as Western Europe, Africa, and western Asia (on Feb. 21). During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray.

An eclipse of the Moon can only take place at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. The shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped parts, one nested inside the other. The outer shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks some (but not all) of the Sun's rays. In contrast, the inner shadow or umbra is a region where Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.

If only part of the Moon passes through the umbra, a partial eclipse is seen. However, if the entire Moon passes through the umbra shadow, then a total eclipse of the Moon occurs. For more information on how, what, why, where and when of lunar eclipses, see the special web page lunar eclipses for beginners.

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