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A total lunar eclipse is rising on Thursday night

Miriam Kramer

March 13, 2025

Tonight, a total lunar eclipse will rise over Nashville, making our nearest natural satellite glow red for the first time in three years.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: eclipse, lunar eclipse

Relive the hoopla of the 2017 total solar eclipse across Tennessee

Tony Gonzalez

April 7, 2024

solar eclipse photo Nashville 2017

If you know, you know: A solar eclipse can change lives. WPLN staffers plunged into covering the moment back on Aug. 21, 2017 with a slew of stories

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: eclipse, solar eclipse

How to (safely) watch the solar eclipse from Nashville on Monday

Miriam Kramer

April 6, 2024

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Nashville won’t be treated to a total solar eclipse Monday, but a significant partial solar eclipse will peak locally at 2:03 p.m.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: eclipse, solar eclipse

The last total lunar eclipse until 2025 will be visible in Tennessee early Tuesday

Caroline Eggers

November 6, 2022

Before the polls open on Election Day, the curvy outline of Earth will creep across the surface of the moon during a total lunar eclipse. 

Filed Under: Environment, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: astronomy, eclipse, lunar eclipse

Near-total lunar eclipse will glow in Tennessee’s sky Friday morning

Caroline Eggers

November 17, 2021

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Early Friday morning, Tennessean sky-gazers can see the longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years. About 97% of the moon will be covered at the 3:02 a.m. CST peak.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: astronomy, eclipse, lunar eclipse

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