Lunar Eclipse Photos Show Earth's Shadow On Moon
Unlike a total lunar eclipse — when the moon passes centrally through the Earth's dark shadow, or umbra, and the moon turns deep red in color — a penumbral eclipse merely grazes the umbra's dusky outer fringes. That is what will happen on Nov. 28, 2012.
Wednesday's lunar eclipse will be a relatively minor event as eclipses go. The full moon will pass through the outer edge of Earth's shadow, called the penumbra, to create a so-called penumbral lunar eclipse. The entire eclipse will be visible from
Editor's Note: The Slooh webcast of today's eclipse has been canceled due to bad weather at the observation sites. The moon will dip through the outer edges of Earth's shadow on Wednesday (Nov. 28) in a minor lunar eclipse, and you can watch the event
The Lunar Eclipse of November 28 2012 occurs between 12:14 UT and 16:40 UT, strongest at 14:32 (For West Coast US -8 hours, E Coast -5 hours, Europe + 1 hour, E. Australia +11 hours). It is a penumbral eclipse, meaning
Editor's Note: The Slooh webcast of today's eclipse has been canceled due to bad weather at the observation sites. The moon will dip through the outer edges of Earth's shadow on Wednesday (Nov. 28) in a minor lunar eclipse, and you can watch the event
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