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Port Washington: When To Watch For the April 4 Lunar Eclipse
What time you should go outside and the weather forecast are in this handy guide to the April 2015 eclipse.
The Saturday, April 4, total lunar eclipse will be the shortest one of the century, lasting five minutes or less.
Weather-wise, the National Weather Service predicts temperatures will be in the high-40s to low-50s range with a chance of showers.
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The April 4 eclipse is the third in a series of four total eclipses with no partial eclipses in between them, known as a tetrad. The dates of the four eclipses in this tetrad are:
- April 14-15, 2014
- Oct. 7-8, 2014
- April 4, 2015
- Sept. 28, 2015
When to Watch
In North America, the eclipse will begin at 6:16 a.m. Eastern time. According to NASA, the totality of the eclipse will take place over the course of 4 minutes and 43 seconds.
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Because of how quickly the eclipse will take place, you may want to venture outside a little earlier to give your eyes time to adjust.
If you take any pictures of the total lunar eclipse, send them to [email protected] for inclusion in our gallery!
Photo by Bill Young, via flickr creative commons
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