What to Know About Tuesday's (Partial) Lunar Eclipse | KQED
Briefly

"This lunar eclipse will be a partial one, with only the upper portion of the moon being plunged into the darkest part of the Earth's shadow known as the umbra..."
"Aside from the small darkened portion at the top of the moon's disk, most of the visible lunar disk will be in Earth's penumbra, the lighter portion of the planet's shadow that does not entirely block the sun's light..."
"Unlike a solar eclipse, where you must wear special glasses... skygazers can see Tuesday's lunar eclipse with ease and without eye protection."
Read at Kqed
[
]
[
|
]