[Darryl]

There will be a Total Eclipse Of The Moon on February 20th 2008. The eclipse will be viewable for all of North America. The beginning of the Penumbral Eclipse will be the only phase that can't be seen from the West Coast of North America. This first phase of the eclipse is not visible by the human eye so it won't be any big deal.

I had gone to bed during the last eclipse of the moon as it was cloudy and I had given up any chance of seeing it. I woke up during the night and took a glance out the window and saw a beautiful orange to dark brown disk. I even think my wife didn't mind me waking her up (along with the kids) to see the moon during this event.

For those who have not seen a lunar eclipse before its definitely worth the effort to see. A total eclipse occurs when the moon enters the earth's shadow known as the Umbra. The Umbra is where no direct light from the sun reaches the moon. It's only when the moon passes through the Umbra, the darkest part of the earths shadow, can it be called a total lunar eclipse. The other part of the earth's shadow is called the Penumbra and lies outside of the Umbra and is not as dark because the earth only blocks some of the direct light from the sun.