Eclipse live stream tonight: How to watch the Strawberry Full Moon online
AN ECLIPSE of the Full Moon tonight is guaranteed to give stargazers under lockdown a welcome moment of respite. Watch the lunar eclipse here tonight.
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The Full Moon will partially pass through Earth's shadow tonight (June 5), slightly darkening as it does so. The so-called penumbral eclipse will unfold in the part of Earth's shadow known as the penumbra. However, not everyone will have a chance to enjoy the eclipse in person today.
Stargazers in the UK, for instance, will only catch the last hour or so of the eclipse.
Viewers in the US are even less fortunate as the eclipse will unfold in the daytime.
But you can still enjoy the astronomical spectacle in the embedded video player.
The Virtual Telescope in Italy will follow the Full Moon tonight. Find out more below.
How to watch the lunar eclipse live online tonight
Courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project in Italy, the eclipse will be broadcast on YouTube tonight.
Dr Gianluca Masi, head of the Virtual Telescope Project, told Express.co.uk the stream will kick off at 8pm BST (7pm UTC).
Simply hit play on the embedded video player above just before the stream starts.
Dr Masi will follow the eclipsed Moon as it flies above the skyline of Rome.
While not so spectacular, it will be a nice natural show to see
He said on the Virtual Telescope website: "Next June 5, 2020, the Moon will offer us another penumbral eclipse.
"While not so spectacular, it will be a nice natural show to see.
"At Virtual Telescope we will share it live, online, while the Moon will shine above the skyline of Rome."
Unlike total or partial eclipses, penumbral eclipses are not as striking.
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What is a penumbral eclipse of the Moon?
Lunar eclipses fall into the umbral or penumbral category.
The Sun's warm glow upon Earth casts two distinct shadows behind the planet.
The first shadow, the umbra, narrows down the farther it is from the planet.
The umbra is the darker, more central shadow that can cause the Moon to disappear totally or partially.
The second shadow, the penumbra, extends on either side of the umbra.
The penumbra grows wider the farther out from Earth it is.
But the shadow is also weaker and more diffuse than the umbra.
Unfortunately, most penumbral eclipses go unnoticed because the Moon does not significantly dip in brightness.