Spooky season has been extended this year, with the longest partial lunar eclipse of the twenty-first century set to be visible at the end of the week. November’s full, so-called Beaver moon is coinciding with an eclipse, and it’ll transform into a reddish-copper colour as it enters the Earth’s shadow. The creepy (and slightly sinister) occurrence will be visible on Thursday in Australia and New Zealand, and early Friday morning in the USA. Blue light is scattered because of its shorter wavelength, but red light remains – making the moon that deep, autumnal shade. Magical, magical stuff.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 18, 2021 16:18 UTC