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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2012: David Matthews
Credit: David Matthews
Photographer David Matthews snapped this photo of the penumbral lunar eclipse of Nov. 28, 2012, from Cagraray Island, Philippines. He used a Canon PowerShot SX10IS digital camera and 8-inch reflector telescope.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Phases of 2012: Rg Ferriols
Credit: Rg Ferriols
Photographer Rg Ferriols created this mosaic of the penumbral lunar eclipse of Nov. 28, 2012, from the Philippines to showcase the event's phases.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2012: David Matthews
Credit: David Matthews
Photographer David Matthews snapped this photo of the penumbral lunar eclipse of Nov. 28, 2012, from Cagraray Island, Philippines. He used a Canon PowerShot SX10IS digital camera and 8-inch reflector telescope.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Over the Philippines #1
Credit: Peter Jones Dela Cruz
SPACE.com reader Peter Jones Dela Cruz sent in photos of the Nov. 28, 2012, penumbral lunar eclipse, taken in General Santos City, Philippines.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Over the Philippines #2
Credit: Peter Jones Dela Cruz
SPACE.com reader Peter Jones Dela Cruz sent in photos of the Nov. 28, 2012, penumbral lunar eclipse, taken in General Santos City, Philippines.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Over Hawaii
Credit: Kalani Pokipala
SPACE.com reader Kalani Pokipala sent in a photo of the penumbral lunar eclipse of Nov. 28, 2012, and writes: "Winter has hit Hawaii! Probably a mere 55 degrees under a full moon shine. Yes, that's pretty cold for us down here in paradise. Always behind the rest of the world, but never without beautiful weather. This was shot during the peak of the eclipse last night around 4:50 am Hawaii time. Hope others enjoyed the winter's evening as much as we did."
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Over the Philippines #3
Credit: Peter Jones Dela Cruz
SPACE.com reader Peter Jones Dela Cruz sent in photos of the Nov. 28, 2012, penumbral lunar eclipse, taken in General Santos City, Philippines.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: Moon's Path
Credit: F. Espenak, NASA’s GSFC
This NASA graphic by eclipse scientist Fred Espenak shows the path of the moon through the Earth's outer shadoow, the penumbra, during the penumbral lunar eclipse of Nov. 28, 2012.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Illustration
Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute
This still from a video skywatching guide shows how the penumbral lunar eclipse of Nov. 28 will slightly darken the full moon. The video guide is a monthly resource by the Space Telescope Science Institute in Maryland.
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Total Eclipse of the Moon (Infographic)
Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com Contributor
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Visibility Map
Credit: F. Espenak, NASA’s GSFC
This NASA graphic by eclipse scientist Fred Espenak shows the region of visibility for the 2012 penumbral lunar eclipse of Nov. 28. East Asia, Australia, Hawaii and Alaska get the vest views.
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November 2012 Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon Sky Map
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Viewing Times
Credit: Joe Rao/SPACE.com
This chart depicts the penumbral lunar eclipse viewing times in the United States for the Nov. 28, 2012, lunar eclipse.
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Penumbral Eclipse Sequence in 2006
Imelda Joson and Edwin Aguirre created this panorama of the full moon rising over Motif No. 1, a famous landmark in Rockport, Massachusetts, as the moon emerged from the deep penumbral eclipse on March 14, 2006. They used a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT camera mounted on a fixed tripod to take photos of the moon at regular intervals. After the event, Imelda and Edwin took the individual photos and assembled them into this eclipse sequence in Adobe Photoshop.
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Moon Phases Infographic
Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com
Learn more about moon phases, a waxing and waning crescent or gibbous moon and the lunar cycles of Earth's moon each month in this embeddable
SPACE.com lunar phases infographic.
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How Moon Phases Work
Credit: Starry Night Software
Here's how the moon changes phases as it orbits the Earth, constantly changing the angle that sunlight hits the moon and is reflected, or not, to our eyes.
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: Printable Guide
Credit: F. Espenak, NASA’s GSFC
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The Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2006
Unlike a total lunar eclipse — when the moon passes centrally through the Earth’s dark shadow, or umbra, and the moon turns deep red in color — a penumbral eclipse merely grazes the umbra’s dusky outer fringes. That is what will happen on Nov. 28, 2012.
Here, space photographers Edwin Aguirre and Imelda Joson of Rockport, Mass., capture the penumbral lunar eclipse of March 14, 2006. [
Click here to watch the Nov. 28 lunar eclipse webcast.]
