CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The last total lunar eclipse of the year is Saturday. And there won't be another one for three years.

Viewers in the western half of the United States will have the best views Saturday in the hours before dawn, the farther west the better.

On the Central Coast the eclipse will begin around 4:40 a.m. Saturday and will reach totality around 6 a.m. Totality will last 50 minutes, until shortly before moonset.

The National Weather Service is predicting clear skies in the early hours of Saturday.

The observatory deck at Chabot Space and Science Center in the Oakland Hills will be open from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. for free eclipse watching.

The scene from the Pacific -- Australia and parts of Asia -- will be prime.

For a City of 150,000, Salinas has it's fair share of litter, graffiti and weeds.  A grassroots effort is underway to surface volunteers in order to clean the place up. 

Salinas City Coucilman, Steve McShane, announced a "City of Salinas Clean-Up Day" planned for Saturday, August 20th from 8AM – Noon based out of the following five locations:

• Los Olivos – Riker Neighborhood:  Meet at 302 La Jolla Circle (Near Corner of Blanco & Los Olivos).  Contact is Kevin Low (831) 751-9654 or g.appletree@juno.com
• Monterey Park Neighborhood:  Meet at St.

The SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center is currently caring for 53 injured or orphaned baby birds, which equals over 600 feedings a day. Did you know that you could help?

<?xml:namespace prefix = o />The SPCA is offering training to new volunteers who would like to assist with the care and rehabilitation of wild animals at The SPCA Wildlife Center.