DOWNTOWN — There will be a unique type of lunar eclipse on Friday night.
Too bad we won't be able to see it.
A penumbral eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the sun and moon and blocks out light that gets reflected off the moon, said AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Walker.
But it'll be cloudy in Chicago on Friday night, Walker said, and people in the city "won't see much at all."
"We'll miss out," Walker said.
Even if the weather was good, there's not too much to see in a penumbral lunar eclipse: A penumbral eclipse is hard to observe, according to EarthSky, and at its best looks like a "dark shading on the moon's face."
The change is so slight some people can't see the difference during the eclipse — even if they're not dealing with Chicago's cloudy weather.
