You will be able to see a rare astronomical phenomenon later this week if Mother Nature cooperates. According to NASA, a total eclipse featuring a “blood moon” will start appearing in the night skies very late Thursday evening into early Friday morning. The lunar eclipse totality will be around 2:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. on Friday morning.
Dave Lenius, president of the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society (DCAS), says this will be the last chance to view a total lunar eclipse in North America for quite a while. The moon's total eclipse occurs when it passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking nearly all the sun's light and giving the moon a deep red color.
Lenius says March is a classic change-of-season month, when winter constellations give way to spring constellations, allowing for opportunities to see night sky wonders through amateur telescopes.
Overall, the blood moon eclipse will last about six hours, from just before midnight on Thursday to 6:00 a.m. Friday. No special equipment will be needed to view it.
