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Frank McGwire
FULL BEAVER MOON WILL BECOME A TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
Early risers will get a celestial treat this coming Tuesday morning. November's Full Beaver Moon is set to put on a fantastic show in the early morning sky! Overnight Monday, November 7th to the early morning of November 8, the Sun, Earth, and the Full Moon will line up perfectly to produce a total lunar eclipse.
Weather permitting, nearly all of Canada will be able to see the Moon turn blood red during the event. However, folks in Western Manitoba will get the best view out of anywhere in the country. The event will favour the western half of the country. There, viewers with clear skies can watch the entire eclipse from beginning to end.
The eclipse begins just after 3 a.m. EST and lasts for close to six hours. The highlight of any lunar eclipse is its peak. In this case, for those viewing in Western Manitoba, the peak will be from approximately 4:30 a.m. until 7 a.m. Tuesday. Once the peak of the eclipse is over, the Moon takes another hour or so to pass from the umbra back into the penumbra. During this phase of the eclipse, the Moon will dip below the horizon for viewers in western Ontario and most of Manitoba.
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Total Lunar Eclipse Duration Source: Nasa
After that, it will take just over an hour for the Moon to completely exit Earth's shadow, thus ending the eclipse. Anyone watching from the west of Manitoba can watch the entire event right up to the end. Of course, the weather will dictate whether we can view the eclipse or not. As of Saturday, the forecast did not bode well for stargazers hoping to get a glimpse of this celestial event that won't take place again until 2025.
This image shows an idealized telescopic view of the Full Moon during the November 8, 2022, Total Lunar Eclipse. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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