On Friday, November 19th, a partial lunar eclipse will reward patient sky observers with a view of a subtly changing moon and is a must-see event as it’s the last lunar eclipse of the year. The moon may even take on a reddish hue. This will be the longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years. Lunar Eclipse occcurs when the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow. In this case, the partial eclipse phase will last 3 hours, 28 minutes and 24 seconds, and the full eclipse for 6 hours and 1 minute.
Why longest PartialEclipse in 580yrs? It's a MicroMoon, near apogee, meaning furthest from Earth. Orbital laws-Moon will move slower in orbit thus taking longer to traverse through Earth’s shadow & just misses totality by meager 3%, meaning will be partial for much longer time. pic.twitter.com/J0DTnfYNBr
— Holcomb Observatory & Planetarium (@holcombobserv) November 15, 2021
https://twitter.com/juliecornewell/status/1460629365499338762
According to some sources, the Full Moon for November is named after beavers because this is the time they become particularly active building their winter dams in preparation for the cold season. The beaver is mainly nocturnal, so they keep working under the light of the Full Moon. To celebrate, here’s a pic of cute beavers!
Comments