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Get Ready for the Solstice Lunar Eclipse!

The first total lunar eclipse in two years will grace the sky the night of Monday, Dec. 20, and we want you to be there. Sure, it’s a school night, but with winter solstice and a new year upon us, what better time to gather your family and friends to see the moon in a new light?

At NASA, we’re pretty excited for this year’s lunar eclipse, so we’re offering a number of features and activities for astronomy buffs and moon-gazers alike. To learn about the science behind eclipses, visit NASA’s Eclipse page, where Mr. Eclipse provides information about viewing the eclipse from all over the United States.

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MAKE: Japan : ISSが月と太陽を横切る奇跡のシャッターチャンス

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Near … Far
Image courtesy NASA
Quick: Which of these two moons was closer to NASA’s Cassini spacecraft when it snapped this picture?
The darker disk at top right is Saturn’s “wispy” moon Dione. The brighter orb is the icy moon Enceladus. When Cassini took this shot in December, the craft was closer to Enceladus, which may appear farther away because it’s almost half the size of Dione.
At the time, Cassini was 317,000 miles (510,000 kilometers) from Enceladus and 516,000 miles (830,000 kilometers) from Dione.