This phenomenon is not completely eclipse the moon can be seen in parts of Indonesia, because only two lunar eclipses that traverse the country, namely lunar eclipse June 16 and December 10.
BMKG predicts total lunar eclipse today, December 10, will run for 51 minutes 8 seconds, starting 21:06 am until 21:57 pm. Total eclipse of the moon is divided into three phases: phase U2 (total eclipse begins) at 21:06:16 GMT, 21:31:49 pm total lunar eclipse, and U3 phase (lunar eclipse ends) at 21:57:24 WIB.
"BMKG as one of the government institution in terms of observation tupoksinya position of the moon and sun, the determination of the sign of time and service time information signs, concerned with information services such GBT December 10, 2011," reads the official statement of the institution that monitors the weather and meteorology.
Theoretically, a lunar eclipse takes place in seven phases are sequential, ie penumbral eclipse (P1), the eclipse was partial (U1), U2 total eclipse, total lunar eclipse (GBT), the total ends (U3), partial eclipse ends (U4), and penumbral eclipse ends (P4).
Peak or climax of a lunar eclipse is at 21:31:49 pm in which at the position of the sun, earth and moon in one line with the earth was in the middle between the sun and moon in the west to the east.
The radiation of the sun to the moon is blocked by the earth, so should the moon looks dark. However, the moon still get a beam of sunlight reflected by the atmosphere, so the moon is still visible orange or red copper.
After the lunar eclipse ends (past the penumbra P4), the color of months back as they are the yellow moon. (Parachute)
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