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'Wolf Moon' coincides with lunar eclipse - Kyng - 01-10-2020

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51066892



Skywatchers are being treated to the first full moon of 2020 - known as a "wolf moon" - as it coincides with a lunar eclipse.

Those gazing up at the skies should, weather permitting, see a penumbral lunar eclipse, which happens when the moon passes through the Earth's shadow.

The phenomenon, which began at 17:00 GMT in the UK and is expected to end at around 21:00, will see the moon move into Earth's penumbra, or outer shadow, causing it to look darker than normal.

Ed Bloomer, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, said people in the UK should be able to see the display "nice and clearly".

"It will be rising in the east as the sun sets in the west, and we'll be able to observe it throughout the night," he said.

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Some quite spectacular pictures here . Sadly, I saw no sign of it, which does mystify me a bit: I'm not sure how I managed to miss it!

What about you?

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RE: 'Wolf Moon' coincides with lunar eclipse - Pyrite - 01-10-2020

I saw it, walking home from work. It was so beautiful. 

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RE: 'Wolf Moon' coincides with lunar eclipse - Moonshroom - 01-10-2020

Am I supposed to see this?

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RE: 'Wolf Moon' coincides with lunar eclipse - Kyng - 01-13-2020

(01-10-2020, 09:27 PM)Dust Bowl Wrote: Am I supposed to see this?

Well, this is the map of the parts of the world where it was visible - so, sadly not :


(Source: NASA (Public domain))

Maybe you'll get the next one .

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