Eclipses of the sun and moon go hand in hand, and the November night sky is about to see one.

If an eclipse of the sun takes place, it will be preceded or followed by an eclipse of the moon. Generally speaking, if the solar eclipse is a total or annular eclipse — with the new moon appearing to centrally cross in front of the sun's disk — a lunar eclipse occurring two weeks before or after the eclipse of the sun will be relatively minor, with the moon only skimming the outer part of the Earth's shadow. That's what moon observes will see next week.

There was a total solar eclipse visible from parts of Australia on Nov. 14 local time, and two weeks later, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, it will be the moon’s turn to undergo an eclipse. But as expected, it will be an underwhelming event since the moon will slide through the Earth’s tenuously faint outer shadow (called the penumbra) resulting in a penumbral lunar eclipse.

[link to news.yahoo.com]