Full Moonlight
A photographer in silhouette stands in bright moonlight as
the Full Moon rises
in this well-planned telephoto image.
Of course, the Full Moon is normally the brightest lunar phase.
But on
November 18/19, the Full Moon's light will be dimmed during a deep partial lunar eclipse
seen across much of planet Earth.
At maximum eclipse only a few percent of the lunar disk's diameter should
remain outside the Earth's dark umbral shadow when the Moon slides
close to the shadow's southern edge.
Near apogee, the farthest point in its orbit,
the Moon's motion will be slow.
That should make this second
lunar eclipse of 2021
an exceptionally long partial lunar eclipse.
For most of
North America the eclipse partial phases
will be visible in predawn hours.
Since eclipses
tend to come in pairs, this lunar eclipse will be followed by a
solar eclipse in two weeks on December 4.