Beaver moon lunar eclipse 2021: 10 photos captured by skygazers
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
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What you need to know: The Beaver Moon What you need to know: The Beaver Moon
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
November’s full moon, also known as the beaver moon, appeared in the night sky early Friday. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the display marks “the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges,” hence the unusual nickname.
Photos: Beaver moon lunar eclipse delights skygazers The Earth's shadow covers the moon during a partial lunar eclipse Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Photos: Beaver moon lunar eclipse delights skygazers The Earth's shadow covers the full moon during a partial lunar eclipse as it sets beyond the U.S. flag on top of a building, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in downtown Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Photos: Beaver moon lunar eclipse delights skygazers The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse behind the One World Trade Center in New York early on November 19, 2021. (YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Beaver moon lunar eclipse delights skygazers The moon is seen during a lunar eclipse next to the One World Trade Center in New York early on November 19, 2021. (YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Beaver moon lunar eclipse delights skygazers The Earth's shadow covers the full moon during a partial lunar eclipse as it sets beyond an apartment building, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in downtown Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Photos: Beaver moon lunar eclipse delights skygazers View of the moon during a partial lunar eclipse on November 19, 2021, in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)
Photos: Beaver moon lunar eclipse delights skygazers View of the moon during a partial lunar eclipse on November 19, 2021, in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)
Photos: Beaver moon lunar eclipse delights skygazers A partially eclipsed moon is seen from Asuncion, Paraguay, early Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Photos: Beaver moon lunar eclipse delights skygazers The Earth's shadow covers the full moon during a partial lunar eclipse as it sets beyond an apartment building, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in downtown Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Photos: Beaver moon lunar eclipse delights skygazers A seagull flies in the sky where a partial lunar eclipse is observed on November 19, 2021, in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. (By M. Dylan/Europa Press via Getty Images)
