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skywatching2 years ago•3 min saved

May 2023: Witness the Eerie Beauty of the Flower Moon Lunar Eclipse.

Skywatchers in the Eastern Hemisphere and Antarctica witnessed the first lunar eclipse of 2023, a penumbral lunar eclipse of the full Flower Moon on May 5, 2023. While not as dramatic as a total or partial lunar eclipse, it offered skywatchers the chance to visualize the astronomical alignment of the sun, Earth, and the moon in real time. Photographers throughout Asia and the Middle East captured eerie photographs of the eclipse, which appeared as a dark 'smudge' or 'stain' on the outer portion of the moon.

via Space.com|

#flower-moon #lunar-eclipse #penumbra

astronomy2 years ago•1 min saved

"Rare Hybrid Solar Eclipses to Occur Twice in Next 12 Months"

Skywatchers across the South Pacific witnessed a rare hybrid solar eclipse yesterday, where the phenomenon changes from a total solar eclipse to a ring-shaped annular eclipse as the moon’s shadow moves across the surface of the Earth. Skywatchers in Australia, East Timor, and Indonesia were lucky to witness the 62-second event because the next one won’t be until 2031 and there will only be seven hybrid solar eclipses this century. As always with solar eclipses, people came up with creative ways to capture the crescent star using everything from palms trees to colanders to capture the celestial event.

via PetaPixel|

#annular-eclipse #astronomy #australia