If you missed Wednesday night's lunar eclipse, your next chance to see one will come on Dec. 20, 2010. If you did get outside around 10:30 p.m., the ruddy orb you saw was a trick of light. A lunar eclipse occurs during syzygy, when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned and the Earth's shadow falls on the moon. The moon appears red or orange because as …
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