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FULL MOON: Where you can see the last penumbral lunar eclipse of 2020 – 7NEWS.com.au
Look to the skies on Monday night and the moon will look very different.
Australians can see a full moon and the last penumbral lunar eclipse of 2020 if they look to the skies on Monday night.
Lunar eclipses can only occur during a full moon, but a penumbral lunar eclipse is different from a total lunar eclipse.
A penumbral eclipse occurs when the moon moves into Earths penumbra, or outer shadow.
This causes the moon to look darker than normal.
During a total lunar eclipse, the change is more dramatic because the entire moon appears to be a deep red colour.
A penumbral…
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