This Saturday (28th), which ends the eclipse season in 2023 partial lunar eclipse occurredI. This phenomenon marked the beginning of the full moon phase in October, also known as the Hunter’s Moon.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth, Moon and Sun align in space, thus reflecting our planet’s shadow onto the Moon’s surface. When the shadow is light and receives light from the Sun, it is called a penumbra, while when the shadow is dark and there is no sunlight, a shadow is formed.
This Saturday’s eclipse is called a partial eclipse, because only 6% of the Moon’s surface was covered in umbra. This created the feeling that our natural satellite was being slightly ‘bitten’.
Although it is not as impressive as a total lunar eclipse or What was the beautiful ‘ring of fire’ we had in the sky at the beginning of the month?This Saturday’s event also attracted the attention of astronomy enthusiasts from different parts of the world. Check out the photos below!
Eclipsed Hunter Moon
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Lunar Eclipse – “X” / reproduction via @FerFrias
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Partial Lunar Eclipse – “X” / reproduction via @AquarioErade
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October 2023 Lunar Eclipse – “X” / Reproduced via @Rturcato83
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Eclipse 2023 – playback via “X” / @MetWatchUK
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Partial Lunar Eclipse 2023 – “X” / reproduction via @Lauraac181
The eclipse was fully visible Eastern America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Arctic and Antarctica, and some coasts of Brazil. But if the weather in your city doesn’t allow you to watch the spectacular sky show, the Time and Date website is streaming the event live on its YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHKrphbKS0
Upcoming Eclipses
So, since this year’s eclipse season is over, how about writing the dates of 2024 on your agenda?
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03/25 – Lunar Eclipse: It can be observed in South and North America and parts of Europe, eastern Asia, western Africa and eastern Australia;
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04/08 – Solar Eclipse: can be seen only in Western Europe and almost all of North America;
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09/17 – Lunar Eclipse: It can be seen all over Europe, Africa and South America and parts of Western Asia.
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02/10 – Solar Eclipse: It can be seen in southern North America and much of South America.
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