What is a Lunar Eclipse? Lunar eclipses occur when Earth’s blocks the sun’s light and the Moon passes directly behind the Earth into its shadow (umbra).
When does lunar eclipse occur? A lunar eclipse can occur only at full moon. The moon’s orbit around Earth lies in a slightly different plane than Earth’s orbit around the sun – that’s why an eclipse doesn’t occur at every full moon.
How often eclipses happen? You can watch eclipse of the moon from 2 to 3 times each year.
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A list of 2013 upcoming science fiction movies and films about space and cosmos.
1. Elysium. Elysium takes place in year 2154 on an overpopulated and devastated planet Earth and a deluxe space station Elysium. An ordinary man Max Da Costa wish to get to Elysium and help pour people on Earth.
Director Neill Blomkamp. Stars: Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.
2. Star Trek: Into Darkness. The twelfth Star Trek movie. Astronauts of USS Enterprise spaceship return to Earth and find alien force which has attacked Starfleet and ravaged Earth. Captain James T. Kirk begins a fight against invaders.
Director J. J. Abrams. Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban.
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Here you can order original space art paitings by proffesional painters from Lithuania. Just send your order by email astronomind@gmail.com. Prices are presented with shipment costs worldwide included. Payment method – Paypal. Certificate of authenticity (COA), issued by art gallery Tapyba.info included. Returns accepted within 14 days.
1. “Space shark“. Author Arturas Slapsys. Acrylic painting on canvas. Size 61×126 cm (24×50”). Price 1100 USD.
“Lithuania-born artist Arturas Slapsys never ceases to amaze. His eclectic body of work is certain to please collectors with an eye for diversity. Sometimes “old-world” traditional, other times distinctly modern, Slapsys is an artist with immense range. His latest offerings demonstrate this multiplicity; and offer art buyers an immensely wide array of choice. Arturas’ paintings are highly collectible and promise to increase in value – so buy what you love from this gifted painter.”- http://discoveredartists.wordpress.com/
2. “Aelita, queen of Mars“. Author Arturas Slapsys. Oil painting on canvas. 61×61 cm (24×24”). Price 490 USD.
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