Lunar Eclipse Set To Light Up China Sky

Beijing (dbTechno) – Tonight will be the night that a very rare lunar eclipse will be visible in China.

The lunar eclipse is a very big deal as throughout the Western Hemisphere as well as in parts of Asia a full moon will be in full effect when the lunar eclipse occurs.

For those watching from China, phase 1 of the eclipse will take place at 4:51 p.m. and will last three hours and 33 minutes.

Most of China is going to be able to view it tonight except in the very far west of China.

The lunar eclipse is also going to be on a webcast live at www.astron.sh.cn from 6 p.m. onward.

The eclipse is expected to come to an end at 8:24 p.m. and the next one is not set until June 16, 2011. So if you want to view this extremely rare event, get ready to look to the sky tonight!

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