Partial Eclipse of the last Blue Moon of 2009

The eclipse marks the second full moon of December, thereby claiming the title of a “blue moon.” Since it is a partial eclipse, the moon will just brush past the darkest part of the Earth’s shadow, never...

February 9, 2009: Year's First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Much of Asia, Australia, and parts of Western North America, witnessed the first penumbral lunar eclpise of 2009.  Not quite as spectacular as a full lunar or partial lunar eclipse, a penumbral eclipse...