PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE THUNDER MOON:

 It's happening tonight. On Tuesday, July 16th, the full Moon will pass through the shadow of Earth, off center, plunging 65% of the lunar disk into darkness. This movie created by space artist Larry Koehn shows how the 3-hour eclipse will unfold:



The eclipse begins at approximately 20:00 UT, reaching maximum coverage an hour and a half later. The timing favors observers in Africa and the Middle East, with some visibility in South America, Europe, Asia and Australia as well. North Americans will see none of the eclipse--only a normally bright full Moon.  NASA's visibility map :.