Lunar+Eclipse

= = Lunar Eclipse A lunar eclipse is when the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow. There are three types of lunar eclipses partial, total, and penumbral. A partial eclipse is when the moon goes half way through the earth’s inner shadow, which is called the umbra. An umbra is the shadow that happens when the moon is blocked by the Earth’s shadow from the sun. The moon is red during a total lunar eclipse because the moon is completely in the penumbra. A penumbral is a partial shadow because some of the suns rays shine on it. It can only happen during a full moon. Penumbra is when the moon passes through the penumbra shadow. A lunar eclipse is safe to look directly at. Brandon and Scott 