Lunar eclipse to light up Saturday night sky

A lunar eclipse on Saturday night will give people around Greece several hours to experience a dazzling array of colors in the sky, astronomers said yesterday. The eclipse will be visible in Greece from 10.30 p.m. on Saturday to 4.30 a.m. on Sunday. The effects of the eclipse will be most visible at 1.20 a.m. on Sunday, according to astronomers. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun’s light, which produces red, orange and yellow colors. Observers can also see the Earth’s shadow creep across the moon’s surface. Lunar eclipses last for much longer than solar eclipses and can be seen from any part of the Earth’s surface where the moon is above the horizon. The last lunar eclipse was in 1982 but the next ones are due next February and in December 2010.