Star-gazers will be treated to a double lunar event to start the new decade, as the 'wolf moon' coincides with a penumbral lunar eclipse.
Then, as the moon passes opposite the sun, it will pass through the partial shadow of the Earth on Friday night.
A super blood wolf moon rises over San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 20, 2019. Our first full moon of the year is also a special kind of total lunar eclipse thats been dubbed a 'super blood wolf moon.' A super blood wolf moon rises over San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 20, 2019. Our first full moon of the year is also a special kind of total lunar eclipse thats been dubbed a 'super blood wolf moon.'A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is completely immersed in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching the umbra, resulting in only part of the moon going dark before turning a dark red or orange color.
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