ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVE TWO PLACES TO VIEW THE LUNAR ECLIPSE THIS WEDNESDAY. ONE IS AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE FLIGHT OF NATIONS. THE PARK OPENS AT 4:30AM THAT DAY SO YOU CAN SEE BALLOONS FROM 22 NATIONS TAKE FLIGHT … AND THE ECLIPSE, WHICH JIM GREENHOUSE WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM SAYS IS THE SECOND OF FOUR THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR … WHAT HE TELLS US IS CALLED A TETRAD.
HE SAYS IT'S UNUSUAL TO GET THIS MANY LUNAR ECLIPSES IN SUCH A SHORT TIME SPAN, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
GREENHOUSE SAYS THE MUSEUM WILL OPEN AT 3:30AM WEDNESDAY SO YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE ECLIPSE USING ONE OF THEIR TELESCOPES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM. THEY'LL ALSO HAVE A FOOD TRUCK ON HAND. VIEWING SHOULD BE OVER BY 5:30AM.
