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Stages of the May 15-16, 2003 Lunar Eclipse
By Joe Rao
Special to SPACE.com
posted: 07:00 am ET
09 May 2003

STAGE 5

Less than five minutes to totality

Several minutes before (and after) totality, the contrast between the remaining pale-yellow sliver and the ruddy-brown coloration spread over the rest of the Moon's disk may produce a beautiful phenomenon known to some as the "Japanese Lantern Effect."

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