This Fourth Of July - There will be more than Fireworks in the sky - We will have a partial Lunar Eclipse!
July's full moon, The Buck Moon (named after the new antlers seen on young male deer at this time of year ) will be the first full moon of the summer. You will see it Saturday evening and it will end with a partial lunar eclipse.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac, says it will rise after sunset on Saturday before reaching peak illumination at 12:44 a.m. ET on Sunday.
A partial penumbral lunar eclipse will also be seen in North America. Look for a shadow to subtly darken a part of the lunar surface.
The eclipse will begin at 11:07 p.m. ET, reaching maximum lighting just before 12:30 a.m. and end at 1:52 a.m,
It will be visible visible from most of North America,