The full harvest supermoon shone brightly in the night sky Tuesday evening. A partial lunar eclipse, with a “bite” taken from the moon, was also visible.

Unlike a total lunar eclipse, a partial lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon and Earth are in an imperfect alignment and there is only a small portion of the moon covered, per NASA. The second lunar eclipse of the year was visible across the Americas ...

Mainers can expect a vivid scene in the Tuesday night sky when a supermoon coincides with a partial lunar eclipse. NASA predicts that the full moon will be partially covered by Earth’s shadow for several hours Tuesday night.