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'Blood Moon' Begins Series Of Lunar Eclipses

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Published April 14, 2014 at 12:45 PM CDT

Path of the Moon through Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows
during the Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014. (Fred Espenak via NASA.gov) — Path of the Moon through Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows during the Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014. (Fred Espenak via NASA.gov)

Stargazers are in for a treat if they’re willing to stay up late tonight. A rare lunar eclipse known as a blood-moon will begin tomorrow morning at about 2 a.m. Eastern time. The full eclipse will last from about 3 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.

Kelly Beatty, senior contributing editor for Sky & Telescope magazine joins Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson to explain the phenomenon, which is part of a “tetrad,” and the best time to watch.

Guest

Kelly Beatty, senior contributing editor, Sky & Telescope Magazine. He tweets @NightSkyGuy.