Three tips from a Flint astronomer on watching the rare total
lunar eclipse  Blake Thorne | By Blake Thorne | The Flint
Journal Follow on Twitter on April 10, 2014 at 11:30 AM, updated
April 10, 2014 at 12:52 PM  FLINT, MI -- We're in for a rare
show April 15.  But you have to be willing to get up very early
or stay up late to see it.  A total lunar eclipse will be
visible from North America, meaning the earth is directly
between the sun and the moon.  "At 3:06 a.m. EDT, the eclipse
will reach totality, but sunlight bent by our atmosphere around
the curvature of the Earth should produce a coppery glow on the
moon. At this time, the moon, if viewed with binoculars or a
small telescope, will present the illusion of seemingly glowing
from within by its own light," according to  If the skies are
clear, people in Genesee County should be able to see the
eclipse, said Richard Walker, astronomer at Longway Planetarium
in Flint.  Walker offered three tips to watch the celestial
event.  1. Go outside and start looking