Rust-Colored Moon Dazzles Western Washington in Near-Total Eclipse

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Source: KOMO
Rust-Colored Moon Dazzles Western Washington in Near-Total Eclipse
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The full Moon was nearly eclipsed by Earth’s shadow over western Washington Thursday night, with Seattle’s moonrise at 7:51 p.m., a peak around 9:15 p.m. when about 96% of the Moon was shaded and bathed in rust–orange hues, ending around midnight and visible to the naked eye.

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