January 23

Lunar eclipse Current event

Title :The countdown to 21st century’s longest lunar eclipse has begun!

Source : Dogonews   

Article date :July 23rd 2018

News type : World

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Summary :On July 23rd the moon will turn into a red orb for 1 hour 42 minutes and 57 seconds! The shortest total lunar eclipse was only 4 minutes and 48 seconds! Total lunar eclipses happen when the Sun,Moon and Earth are in perfect alignment.The length of the total lunar eclipse is determined by how the moon is positioned when it passes Earth’s shadow.Also on July 27th Earth will be passing in between the Sun and Mars.Mars had been brightest since 2003.

Personal response:I chose this article because I think it is cool that the moon turns red.I also chose this article because I really like space.

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January 10

The important thing about Henry Hudson

The important thing about Henry Hudson is that he is a

explorer.

His goal was to find the North West passage and the North East passage.

On his first voyage he got blocked by ice.

He sailed in the Hudson River. The boat he sailed on was called the Half Moon.

He sailed 4 voyages and on the 4th voyage he sailed up a  river and the river was named after him The Hudson River.

Henry Hudson got left adrift on his boat nobody knows what happened or when he died.

But the important thing about Henry Hudson is that he was an explorer.

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