penumbral lunar eclipse Archives

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 by David Dickinson

This Weekend’s Challenging Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Rounds Out the Summer Season

The July 4^th Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Ends a Rare Triple Eclipse Season

Up for a curious observing challenge? Saturday night into Sunday morning July 4th/5th offers up the final eclipse of the season, with a barely there, penumbral lunar eclipse.

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 by David Dickinson

How to See This Friday’s Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Eclipse season resumes on June 5th, with a fine penumbral lunar eclipse.

Are you cursing the June Full Moon as it thwarts your dreams of deep-sky imaging this week? Fear not; said Moon is actually the first astronomical draw for June 2020, as this coming weekend’s Full Moon marks the start of second eclipse season for 2020, with a penumbral lunar eclipse.