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Lunar Eclipse – 5 & 6 June 2020
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- After first Lunar Eclipse of 2020 in February, second is scheduled on 5 and 6 June 4, 2020
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- Both February and June eclipses are penumbral eclipse
- Lunar Eclipse
- During a Full Moon, when the Moon, the Erath, and the Sun form a straight line + the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon => the lunar eclipse
- Earth blocks Sun Rays to Moon => Shadow on the Moon
- Penumbral lunar eclipse
- Happened when Earth, Sun and Moon – imperfectly aligned => Blocks some of the light with outer part of Shadow
- This outer part of shadow is known as Penumbra
- Penumbra is fainter than core shadow