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The moon in the latter stages of totality on March 3, 2007, 23:29 UTC

A total lunar eclipse took place on March 3, 2007, the first of two eclipses to occur in 2007. The moon entered the penumbral shadow at 20:18 UTC, and the umbral shadow at 21:30 UTC. The total phase lasted between 22:44 UTC and 23:58 UTC with a distinctive brick-red shade (L=3 to L=4 on the Danjon scale). The moon left the umbra shadow at 01:11 UTC and left the penumbra shadow at 02:24 UTC 2007-03-04.^[1] The whole event was visible from Europe, Africa, parts of South America, and some areas of North America, Asia, and Western Australia. In North America, part of the event was visible at moonrise. The second lunar eclipse of 2007 will occur on August 28.^[2][3] Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 588 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (984 × 1004 pixel, file size: 95 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 588 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (984 × 1004 pixel, file size: 95 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... ... A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through some portion of the Earths shadow. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Danjon Scale of lunar eclipse brightness is a five-point scale useful for measuring the appearance and luminosity of the Moon during a lunar eclipse. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ...

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for that nations public space program. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... KABC-TV (Channel 7, branded as ABC7) is the American Broadcasting Company owned television station in the Greater Los Angeles area market, and is the most-watched television station in Southern California. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ...

External links

• Time Lapse Movie from the Lunar Eclipse of March the 3rd 2007 as a 5.4MB GIF-Animation
• Flickr: Lunar Eclipse 3/3/2007: pictures of the eclipse, many of which CC-licensed, from Flickr members
• Visibility map of March 3, 2007 eclipse
• Live webcast of the total lunar eclipse 3/4 March 2007 by Astronet (The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain)
• Video of the March 3, 2007 eclipse as seen from the UK
• Lunar Eclipse 3/3/2007

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