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Old 10-07-2014, 12:21 PM
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Full moon tonight Tuesday night / Wed morning.

And complete lunar eclipse Wed:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/total-lu...-on-wednesday/
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Observers of Wednesday morning's total lunar eclipse might be able to catch sight of an extremely rare cosmic sight.

On Oct. 8, Interested skywatchers should attempt to see the total eclipse of the moon and the rising sun simultaneously. The little-used name for this effect is called a "selenelion," a phenomenon that celestial geometry says cannot happen.

And indeed, during a lunar eclipse, the sun and moon are exactly 180 degrees apart in the sky.
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