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Dawn Monday, October 17th, 2005, will be a partial lunar eclipse. According to Space.com's website, the lunar eclipse can be seen in the US:

In the United States and Canada, those living in the Pacific and Mountain Time Zones should be able to see most, if not the entire visible range of the eclipse as the Moon descends toward the western horizon. Alaska and Hawaii will see the entire eclipse from start to finish.

Along a line running roughly from the Arrowhead of Minnesota, south to the southern tip of Texas, the Moon will be setting just as it is leaving the Earth's dark umbra. Farther east, along a line running roughly from Buffalo, New York south across central Florida, the Moon will be setting just as it is entering the umbra. It is debatable whether the dark shadow will be visible to those living in the region between these two lines.

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