If you were to wake up early this morning, you would have noticed that the full moon shades turn or so darken and turn red.
What you were looking at is called a penumbral lunar eclipse. Due to the Earth’s obscure penumbra, or the lunar eclipse behind the outer shadow, this subtle shading effect arrived at 4:32 a.m. on November 30, when% N% of the Moon was in the shadow of our planet, according to NASA.
Nasa also lists the names known by the full moon of November: the Algonquin species call this winter long after a long, stable night. Others refer to it as the Frost Moon, while the old European name is Oak Moon: probably due to ancient Druid traditions that involved cutting mistletoe from oak trees for the winter solstice.
In America, the full moon of November is probably known as the Beaver Moon – Native Americans are associated with the time when beavers scramble to finish their solidification with mud and sticks and rocks in preparation for winter.
While this was the last textual eclipse of the year, don’t worry if you miss an event due to sleep deprivation or clouds.
For those who haven’t witnessed the event, from San Francisco to Michigan to the Sydney Opera House, here are some stunning pictures of this year’s last partial lunar eclipse.
Related: This week it’s time to get out of the telescope, with every planet visible and Leonid Meteor shower shooting fireballs
PS The next full moon will be the Cold Christmas Moon on December 29, 2020.
Got a full moon with a San Francisco skyline view at Alameda
A peaceful view of Mack Kinak Island, Michigan
Joshua Tree’s surrealistic views
Columbia River Gorge became a lunar kingdom
Cool Blue View was taken by this photographer in Northumberland, England
This Russian photographer captured an image directly from folklore
The clouds added interest and atmosphere to this photo taken at Preston, England
A quiet moment was captured on Rhode Island
Last night the moon connected photographers everywhere. Here is a view of Sydney.
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