If you're out and about around the Nambucca Valley tonight, be sure to take a few seconds to look up and see the last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2020.
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On November 29 and 30, the earth's faint outer shadow will move across the moon, producing a deep penumbral lunar eclipse, about 82 per cent of the moon's face will turn a shade darker during the maximum phase.
November's full moon is called a 'Frosty Moon' or 'Beaver Moon' and is a key component of the eclipse, lunar eclipses can only occur at a Full Moon, when it's opposite the Sun, with the Earth in between.
This type of eclipse is not as dramatic as other types and is often mistaken for a regular Full Moon.
Penumbral eclipses constitute a relatively small fraction of lunar eclipses, and the distribution of these events is uneven.
The last lunar eclipse was on July 5 and was also a penumbral lunar eclipse. The next Full Moon won't rise in our skies again until late December.
