That night, a Buck Moon Lunar Eclipse is set to appear, and you don’t want to miss it! The lunar event is a combination of a full moon and a partial penumbral lunar eclipse, and will officially peak in the early hours of Sunday morning, although you should be able to see it all evening. Zoltan Toth-Czifra, founder of Under Lucky Stars, explained: “A penumbral lunar eclipse takes place when the moon travels only through the outer part of the Earth's shadow, or 'penumbra'. According to this almanac, as the full Moon in July and the first full Moon of summer, the Algonquin tribes of what is now the northeastern United States called this full Moon the Buck Moon. They also called this the Thunder Moon because of early summer's frequent thunderstorms.”(Image: NASA)The best time for viewing the penumbral lunar eclipse is between 04:00 and 06:00 on Sunday, although the moon will appear full on both Saturday and Sunday nights.

Source: Daily Mirror July 02, 2020 09:39 UTC