The moon appears totally covered by shadow as the earth passes between the moon and the sun, during the solar eclipse in this Jan. 9, 2001 file photo taken in Kiel, Germany. On Tuesday Dec. 21, 2010 the first day of northern winter, the full Moon passes almost dead-center through Earth#39;s shadow. The eclipse begins at 1:33 am EST. At that time, Earth#39;s shadow will appear as a dark-red bite at the edge of the lunar disk. It takes about an hour for the #39;bite#39; to expand and swallow the e
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total solar eclipse December 21 2010
