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Friday, February 10th, marks the arrival a comet, snow moon and eclipse.
The first full moon of February, a “snow moon,” is named for what is normally a period of heavy snow, but will be immersed in a penumbral eclipse instead.
Of the three types of eclipses, the second type only occurs when the moon is completely inside Earth’s penumbral cone. Though all three types occur within distinct parts of a shadow, the first and third types are known as umbra and antumbra.
A penumbral eclipse is more difficult to spot than other types. For the best opportunity look for the event as the snow moon rises.
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