Lunar Eclipse, Snow Moon and New Year's Comet tonight

2017/02/10 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Astronomia

There will be two moon eclipses throughout 2017, the first tonight and the second on August 7. Today's is an eclipse of gloom, that is, with the Moon, Earth and Sun online, the Moon passes through the gloom projected by the Earth. Consequently, the Moon will not be completely darkened. However, today's eclipse will be more spectacular than the usual pendulums, as the entire Moon will pass through the area of shadows.

On the other hand, this night will be special, since the eclipse will join the Snow Moon (February Full Moon) we can also see the New Year's comet. The eclipse will begin at 22:34 and we can see it for 4 hours and 19 minutes.