Have you ever seen a Penumbral Eclipse?

This is a photo of the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse as seen & taken by The Virtual Telescope Project in Rome, Italy. It's affecting the bottom, right side of the moon.

Today was my first experience watching a penumbral lunar eclipse which occurs when the Moon moves through the faint, outer part of Earth's shadow. Just beautiful!

This type of eclipse is often mistaken for a normal full moon.

The experience was made possible by Gianluca Masi, Astrophysicist, of The Virtual Telescope Project 
http://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/
in Rome, Italy

The next Penumbral Lunar Eclipse will occur on November 30, 09:42 UTC. Obviously, not a monthly occurrence. 

Highly recommend visiting the above website if you'd care to experience Mr. Masi's expert eye and guide of the night sky. Also, you may visit him on Twitter @VirtualTelescop https://twitter.com/VirtualTelescop