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Wolf Moon lunar eclipse kicks off penumbral quartet for 2020 (photos) – Space.com, Space.com

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Wolf Moon lunar eclipse kicks off penumbral quartet for 2020 (photos) – Space.com, Space.com


This composite image shows the progression of the partial lunar eclipse in Ankara, Turkey on Jan. (**********************************************************************************************, 15584.(Image credit: Ali Balikci / Anadolu Agency / Getty)

() ****************************** Viewers in Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa were treated to a very subtle type of eclipse Friday (Jan.) – a penumbral
lunar eclipsethat just barely darkened the moon. The **************************** Wolf Moonpassed through the faint outer shadow of the Earth, which is called the penumbra, and made the moon’s usual black, gray and white tones take on a tea-stained color. The eclipse took place over four hours starting at 12: 10 pm EST ( (GMT), with maximum eclipse occurring at 2: pm EST ( (GMT).

“You can see this isn’t an evenly illuminated full moon, but it’s getting more and more difficult to see now, ” said Slooh astronomer Paul Cox around 3: 30 pm EST ( (GMT), during a live astronomy broadcast as the eclipse was nearing its last phases.

************************ (Related: (********************************************** Lunar Eclipse ****************************************************************************** (Guide: When, Where & How to See Them)

********************** An airplane crosses in front of the Full Wolf Moon during the penumbral lunar eclipse on Jan. (**********************************************************************************************, (******************************************************************************, in this photo taken by Stojan Stojanovski near Lake Ohrid in Macedonia. (Image credit:

Stojan Stojanovski)
************************ Cox pointed out the penumbral eclipse to viewers using a live telescope view of the moon, from the Canary Islands. “Down at the bottom right hand corner, about the 4: (or 5:******************************************************************** position, you can see it’s just darker, “he explained. “[The shadow] is not like thedark seasup above, but there is a slight shade, and there is a slight curvature to it. “

A penumbral eclipse occurs due to a slight misalignment between sun, moon and Earth. This type of eclipse needs two key ingredients: for the moon to be at the full moon phase (which it reached at 2: EST, or 1910 GMT) and for the three celestial bodies to come close to aligning – close enough for the moon to pass through the outer region of Earth’s shadow, but not the central part of the shadow.

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********************* (Image credit Isa Terli / Anadolu Agency / Getty)
************ When the three bodies are more tightly aligned, more spectacular eclipses happen. Partial lunar eclipses occur when the moon passes into the deeper part of the Earth’s shadow (known as the umbra), and total lunar eclipses – also known asBlood Moons– happen when the Earth completely blocks the sun’s light from reaching the moon. During total eclipses, the moon only receives refracted light from Earth, turning the surface red.

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************************************** A A couple kiss as the Full Wolf Moon rises over the horizon at the beach on Jan. (**********************************************************************************************, 15584, during the first lunar eclipse of the year. (Image credit: Jesus Merida / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty)
The moon is seen during partial lunar eclipse over Istanbul, Turkey on Jan. 10, 2020.Solar eclipses, by contrast, have to do with how perfectly the moon covers the sun in the sky when it passes in between the sun and the Earth. If the moon partially crosses over the sun, a partial eclipse happens. If it perfectly aligns, a total eclipse happens – but only for a few minutes, until the moon’s orbit moves it past the sun. ( Always use proper safety equipment to view a solar eclipse.

******************************** The Full Wolf Moon rises above the mountains near Kuratica, Macedonia, in this photo taken by Stojan Stojanovski on Jan. (**********************************************************************************************, before a minor penumbral lunar eclipse. (Image credit:

Stojan Stojanovski)
************************ If you missed this penumbral eclipse, you can catch three more opportunities in 2020: June 5, July 5 and Nov. (******************************************************************************************. The last 2021 eclipse will have the deepest darkening of the trio. All four lunar eclipses in are of the penumbral variety; the next total lunar eclipse isn’t until May 26, (****************************************************************************. Check out our lunar eclipse viewing guideto check if your location will experience the eclipse. If not, you can always catch the show online at Space.com.

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