EarthSky News - Feb 8 - Lunar Eclipse Ahead

February 8 Lunar Eclipse Ahead by:

Subtle lunar eclipse coming Friday-Saturday Some will look up and notice a shading on the full moon's face. Others will view the penumbral eclipse in progress and notice nothing at all. Funnel cloud from Rio last night Photos showing a funnel cloud seen around sunset last night, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Tonight … Moon, Gemini stars, Procyon Tonight's moon is waxing toward full and very bright, but the evening sky also has many bright stars. Where's the moon? Waxing gibbous Moon will reach the crest of its full phase on February 11, 2017 at 00:33 UTC. Translate to your time zone.

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Funnel cloud from Rio last night Photos showing a funnel cloud seen around sunset on February 7, 2017, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No tornado, storm or even rain was reported. Photo by Helio C. Vital. More photos here.

Subtle lunar eclipse coming Friday-Saturday View larger chart. | North and South America, and Greenland, see it Friday evening, February 10. Europe, Africa and Asia see it Saturday morning, February 11. Chart via In-the-sky.org. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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