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Credit & Copyright: Robin Lee
Explanation:
Does this Moon look a little different to you?
Although shown in spectacular detail, the full face of Earth's
most familiar satellite appears slightly darker than
usual, in particular on the upper left, because it is undergoing a
penumbral
lunar eclipse.
The image was captured in
Hong Kong,
China, on
September 16 when the Moon
crossed through part of
Earth's shadow --
but not the darkest where the Earth shades the entire Sun.
A lunar eclipse can only occur during a full moon,
and many know this particular full moon as the
Harvest moon for its proximity to northern harvests.
The next full moon
will occur this coming Sunday.
Some cultures
refer to it
as a Leaf Falling Moon, named for its proximity to northern autumn.
The second full moon of the same month ("moonth") is sometimes called a
Blue moon;
meanwhile, this month features a rare second new moon, an event known to some as
a
Black moon.
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