Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Lunar eclipse: Google doodle, photos document the rare red moon


Lunar eclipses are a rarity, but thanks to modern technology, there are a few ways to get in on the red-moon action for those who missed seeing the astronomical event as it happened.

Google.com's home page on Wednesday features a Google Doodle (as the tech giant likes to call the logo on its search engine site) that mimics the eclipse with photos of the actual event itself. A click and a push of the slider under the doodle moves the images from a white moon to red and back to white again, replicating the Earth's shadow passing by.

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/06/lunar-eclipse.html

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