Close your IYA2009 celebrations with a lunar eclipse

7 December 2009

IYA2009 will be coming to an end within a few weeks, and many supporters are searching for a fitting way to see off this most special of years. The Universe itself will provide an opportunity, as a partial lunar eclipse will be occurring on New Year's Eve.

Visible from a large portion of the Earth, combined with a public star party it could be a dramatic end to IYA2009!

For details of the eclipse, please see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2009_lunar_eclipse

http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar-eclipse-december-31-2009.html

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=lunar+eclipse+December+2009

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The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.