Total lunar eclipse will be colorful one

Sky watchers in Asia, Australia and on the U.S. west coast will get a view of a total eclipse of the moon early Saturday morning. It will be last such eclipse until 2014, astronomers say. NASA astronomers said the Earth's shadow will start to fall across the moon at 4:45 a.m. PST and by 6:05 a.m. the moon will be totally engulfed, the Los Angeles Times reported. This eclipse will be a colorful one, they said, because a layer of dusty air surrounding our planet will redirect the light of the sun, filling the darkness behind Earth and its shadow with a sunset-red glow. For those not located in the areas where the eclipse is visible, the Internet will offer a real-time viewing opportunity. The online space camera Slooh plans to broadcast a free, real-time feed of the eclipse from telescopes in Australia, Asia and Hawaii. Web users can view the eclipse at events.slooh.com.