Wednesday's lunar eclipse will be a relatively minor event as eclipses go. The full moon will pass through the outer edge of Earth's shadow, called the penumbra, to create a so-called penumbral lunar eclipse. The entire eclipse will be visible fromExperts estimate that residents on the West Coast have a pretty good chance of catching the lunar eclipse -- that is, if they happen to be out of bed between 4:15 a.m. PST when it begins, and 6:15 a.m., when the eclipse peaks. During its peak hour, theUnlike a total lunar eclipse — when the moon passes centrally through the Earth's dark shadow, or umbra, and the moon turns deep red in color — a penumbral eclipse merely grazes the umbra's dusky outer fringes. That is what will happen on Nov. 28, 2012.Tomorrow at about 6AM Pacific time, if you're not unlucky enough to have an overcast sky, you'll be able to observe a penumbral lunar eclipse. This happens when the Earth moves between the moon and sun, and the moon ends up under Earth's penumbra.Tuesday, Space.com announced that they would show Wednesday's lunar eclipse live on their website and the news has created an Internet buzz. Early Wednesday, November 28, 2012 the skies will display a lunar eclipse and it should appear smaller than
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