How to see the 'blood worm moon' total lunar eclipse tonight [View all]
Source: npr
Updated March 13, 20257:52 AM ET By Joe Hernandez
Night owls across the U.S. and other parts of the world will be able to see the moon illuminated in a dusty red hue as it passes through the Earth's shadow later this week during the total lunar eclipse.
Depending on your time zone, the celestial transit will occur Thursday evening or Friday morning and be visible in every U.S. state and other parts of the Western Hemisphere.
This total lunar eclipse — the first in three years — will feature a "blood worm moon," so named for the reddish hue of its glow and the time of year it's occurring.
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A total lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth and the moon align in roughly a straight line, with Earth in the middle. This is also known as syzygy.
The eclipse reaches totality as the full moon moves into the darkest part of Earth's shadow, called the umbra.............
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Light shines from a total lunar eclipse over Santa Monica Beach in California in 2021.
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