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Penumbral Eclipse of the moon. The main moon.

August 4, 2009
By Marie Boran
Penumbral Eclipse of the moon. The main moon.

We’re going to witness a penumbral eclipse of the moon tomorrow night here in Ireland. The moon will pass through the penumbra of the earth, which is the not-quite-so-dark part of earth’s shadow cast onto the moon. This means that instead of a total eclipse of the moon, we will see a subtle darkening...
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