(Representational/Reuters) This event is important because three major celestial events do not occur together very often. (Representational/Reuters)Earlier on Saturday, a comet, a full moon and an eclipse were all visible on earth at the same time in a rare scientific phenomenon – the penumbral eclipse. During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth’s main shadow does not cover the Moon. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only slightly fainter than the rest of the Moon. Three major celestial events on one night doesn’t happen very often.

Source: Indian Express February 11, 2017 03:27 UTC