And I'm from Australia so Summer 2011 is a difficult thing as well.
And indeed: when, actually, is Summer 2011 in Australia?
Are you saying that we just shouldn't use hemispheres at all (save maybe Northern and Southern because they're not arbitrary) and instead say things like "North and South America" or "Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia"?
I do agree that it's not a great a little awkward because the very western parts of Europe and Africa are technically in the Western hemisphere. But it is a much shorter way of denoting things than listing continents.
The next annular solar eclipse for north america:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_May_20,_2012
And the next total solar eclipse for north america:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_21,_201...
Please correct me if I'm wrong or add to my list.
If you want to see what a lunar eclipse would look like from the moon's perspective, Celestia (http://www.shatters.net/celestia/) is a free cross-platform solar system simulator where you can go to the moon, set the time accordingly and watch the sun go behind the earth.