Chilly Penumbral Beaver Moon Eclipse

Monday, November 30, 2020


 The "beaver" moon is shown at 3:42 am CST, Monday, November 30, 2020, at the moment of maximum  penumbral eclipse. A penumbral (partial) eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth and the moon are imperfectly aligned and the Earth's shadow covers only a portion of the moon. A beaver moon is defined as a full moon occurring in the month of November. The image above was captured from the back deck of our home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is a 1/640 second exposure at f/9, ISO 400, 300mm focal length. The edge of the Earth's shadow can be seen at the upper right of the moon. I did not remain outside shooting the moon for long, as the air temperature was 25 degrees F, with 15-20 mph wind gusts! Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.

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