Were you howling at the Wolf Moon?
These types of eclipses only occur when the moon drifts into the Earth's penumbra or shadow.
North Coast residents had their eyes firmly glued to the skies last Friday evening as a lunar phenomenon was set to fill the night-sky.
The ‘Wolf Moon’ is a nickname given to January’s full moon, beautifully captured here by Ballito photographer Barry Bowditch.
Most penumbral lunar eclipses are not easily distinguished and often present as a normal full moon.
These types of eclipses only occur when the moon drifts into the Earth’s penumbra or shadow.
The remaining three penumbral lunar eclipses this year will be on June 5, July 5 and November 29.
The last will only be visible from North and South America, Australia and East Asia.
This year 12 full moons remain to be seen and, October will see two, with the final one appearing on Halloween.
This is called a ‘Blue Moon’.
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