Full moon falls on the night of May 29-30 for North America, at 3:43 a.m. CST on November 30. That means that – for North America – we have the chance to witness a faint penumbral eclipse of the moon. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-moon-faint-eclipse-november-29-30…
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Catch Monday morning’s subtle lunar eclipse
Howling at the Moon Sunday night? Sunday night into Monday morning November 30th features not only the penultimate Full Moon for 2020, but the final lunar eclipse of the year, with a penumbral eclipse of the Moon. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-11-monday-morning-subtle-lunar-eclipse.html…
Catch the full moon (and a penumbral eclipse) on Monday
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs at the same time as November’s full moon. Source: https://www.livescience.com/november-full-moon-eclipse-2020.html
Why not an eclipse at every full and new moon?
In 2020, there are 12 new moons and 13 full moons, but only 6 eclipses – 2 solar and 4 lunar. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/why-isnt-there-an-eclipse-every-full-moon…
What is the Common Era?
If you encounter a date in the CE (Common Era) or BCE (Before Common Era) format, don’t fret. They mean exactly the same thing as AD (anno Domini) and BC (before Christ). Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/definition-common-era-bce-ce-bc-ad…
What is a waxing crescent moon?
Many people report seeing earthshine on a waxing crescent moon. That’s when the darkened portion of the crescent glows dimly with light reflected from Earth. Source: https://earthsky.org/moon-phases/waxing-crescent…
Hubble uses Earth as proxy for identifying oxygen on potentially habitable exoplanets
Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have detected Earth’s own brand of sunscreen—ozone—in our atmosphere. This method simulates how astronomers and astrobiology researchers will search for evidence of life beyond Earth by observing potential “biosignatures” on exoplanets (planets around other stars). Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-08-hubble-earth-proxy-oxygen-potentially.html…
Eclipse? What eclipse?
Even experienced observers say they couldn’t discern the Earth’s shadow on the moon during the partial penumbral eclipse of July 4-5, 2020. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-partial-penumbral-eclipse-july-4-5-2020…
Starting Soon: A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
“If your family’s Fourth of July fireworks plans are up in smoke because of the pandemic, watch the sky for a lunar eclipse instead,” reports CNN. It begins in just 5 minutes — and then lasts for two hours and 45 minutes: On July 4, just after 11 p.m. ET, the moon will begin its temporary new look. For exactly two…
Full moon, faint eclipse, on July 4-5
The penumbral lunar eclipse of July 4-5, 2020 will be so nearly imperceptible that some will see nothing even while staring at it. Then again … very observant people will notice something strange happening on the moon, without knowing an eclipse is taking place. Who will see it (or not) in this post. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-buck-moon-faint-eclipse-july-4-5…