Lunar eclipse may be visible in Minnesota, if the clouds don't get in the way
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Tuesday will be the last day, for three years, to see a total lunar eclipse in Minnesota. But you might have to travel be able to see it at all.
Freelance writer Bob King for the Duluth News Tribune, also known as “Astro Bob,” said a total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth, cast by the sun.
“You got to have the sun, the earth and the moon lined up exactly so that the moon's orbit intersects the Earth, so it's squarely behind the planet,” King said.
The best viewing will be about 4 a.m. through 6:30 a.m. as earth’s shadow moves across the moon but clouds will obscure this mostly for eastern and southern Minnesota. The best chances of breaks in the clouds will be in western and northern Minnesota.
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