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    THE BIG THREE

    Oct 21, 2021 3 minutes

    PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE

    BEST TIME TO SEE: 19 November from 06:00 UT until moonset

    To be ready for the partial lunar eclipse on the morning of 19 November, get up nice and early. Around 05:30 UT you’ll see a beautiful full Moon shining away above the western horizon. As time goes by and the Moon drops towards the horizon it’ll become eclipsed by Earth’s shadow, presenting what, it’s fair to say, is a tricky partial eclipse.

    The background sky will technically still be astronomically dark at this time (the presence of that bright Moon and its reflected

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