‘Beaver Moon Eclipse’: How to watch the upcoming cosmic event - Deseret News

Next weekend the “Beaver Moon Eclipse” will be visible from North America and, according to Forbes, it will be the fullest lunar eclipse of the year.

The upcoming “Beaver Moon Eclipse” is classified as a penumbral lunar eclipse.

According to EarthSky.org, a penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned between the Sun and the Moon and, “the more diffuse outer shadow of the Earth – its penumbra – falls on the moon’s face.”.

During the upcoming “Beaver Moon Eclipse,” a large portion of the Moon’s surface — about 83% of it — will pass behind Earth’s outer shadow.

The upcoming penumbral eclipse the the first of two events in this year’s final “eclipse season,” Forbes reports