Brevard residents who rose early this morning were treated to the longest total lunar eclipse in seven years. If you happened to click a picture of it this morning, we'll publish it if you send it in. Click here to get the picture published.One or two lunar eclipses take place each year. This month's eclipse was the second in 2007. The last one was on March 3 and 4 and the next one won't occur until Feb. 21, 2008.
Lunar eclipses are widely visible and can be witnessed from the entire nighttime side of the Earth. They are unlike solar eclipses, which only are visible along a narrow path of the Earth's surface and require special viewing equipment.
The moon did not completely disappear during the eclipse, though most of the sunlight reaching it was blocked by Earth for a short time. Some light is filtered through the atmosphere and causes the moon to take on a dark, reddish hue.
The eclipse began at 3:54 a.m., with the complete eclipse occurring at 5:52 a.m.
Image note: Florida Today's Malcolm Denemark captured this image of the eclipse this morning. Click on the iamge to see a larger version.
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so what else is there to do in Brevard County?
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