Watch the Full Moon as it rises this Friday night, February 10. It may look like the "Man in the Moon" has had enough of the sunshine and is getting some shade.This is not a full, total lunar eclipse or even a partial eclipse. This is what astronomers call a "penumbral eclipse."The Moon will be skimming the shadow of the Earth just enough to shade part of the lunar face, making it noticeably duller at its maximum extent. The top of the Moon will be darkest.What is a penumbra? Every [...]
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