November’s Full Beaver Moon, a near-total lunar eclipse, will happen early in the morning on Friday, the 19th, and will last three hours, 28 minutes and 24 seconds – the longest in 580 years. This month’s moon will also appear to be full from Wednesday night through Saturday morning.
I wonder what the people viewing the last long eclipse in 1441 were thinking…
For more information, visit NASA’s Full Moon Guide or The Old Farmer’s Almanac!
Positively Moonstruck! 