Snow Moon and penumbral lunar eclipse (photo)

Friday night, Manchester and most of North America experienced a snow moon (the traditional name for the full moon in February) and a penumbral eclipse. A full lunar eclipse happens when the Earth is right in between the sun and the moon, casting its shadow onto the moon. In a penumbral eclipse, it’s just the edge of the Earth’s shadow (the penumbra) that ends up on the moon. Although it’s difficult to see in this photo, the shadowy eclipse is starting to be visible over the top left of the moon.

Full “snow moon” and beginning of penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday, Feb. 10th, downtown Manchester.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.