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July's full 'Buck Moon' wows skywatchers despite lackluster lunar eclipse - MSN UK

July's full 'Buck Moon' wows skywatchers despite lackluster lunar eclipse - MSN UK

July's full 'Buck Moon' wows skywatchers despite lackluster lunar eclipse - MSN UK
Jul 05, 2020 1 min, 18 secs

Overnight on Saturday and Sunday (July 4 and 5), July's full "Buck Moon" dipped through the outermost edges in a penumbral lunar eclipse.

While the lunar eclipse was subtle and difficult to see — one eclipse expert said it would "invisible" — the full moon was still a spectacular sight for skywatchers around the world. .

This weekend's eclipse was the third of four penumbral lunar eclipses in lunar eclipses.

During a lunar eclipse, Earth comes between the moon and the sun, and the three align exactly (or almost exactly.) Because of this alignment, Earth casts a shadow on the moon's face. .

But during a penumbral lunar eclipse, only the diffuse outer shadow of the Earth, known as the penumbra, falls onto the face of the moon.

You can see how imperceptible the effect was in July's lunar eclipse in the photos of July's full Buck Moon below.

It’s so nice that everyone decided to celebrate the lunar eclipse and the full moon with fireworks tonight pic.twitter.com/NheWtBGE2eJuly 5, 2020.

July full moon and lunar eclipse, also known as the Buck Moon, Thunder Moon or Hay Moon through my telescope last night.

All lunar eclipses occur when the moon is full.

After this weekend's firework-filled eclipse fun, the next lunar eclipse, which will also be a penumbral eclipse, will be this fall, on Nov.

Penumbral lunar eclipses that occur in July are given the "Thunder Moon" moniker, which comes from the summer storms that happen around the time of July's full moon, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. 

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