Total Lunar Eclipse
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:21 pm
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RayMondo wrote:The next one will be a long way off - 2014. The reason for the abnormally long interval lies in the 5% degree tilt of the Moon's orbit, in relation to the plane of the Earth and Sun, and additional, complex orbital mechanics that come into play during this time - that I have little chance of fathoming.