Normally, the only reason most people get up at 3 a.m. on a Tuesday morning is if the neighbor’s dog is barking or the person next to them is snoring. But now there’s another, more exciting reason: A total lunar eclipse.
Early Tuesday, at 3:05 a.m. Pacific time, the moon will turn dark red as a total lunar eclipse unfolds, lasting for about 1 hour. Lunar eclipses happen when the Earth passes directly between the sun and moon, casting a gigantic shadow that creeps across the moon’s surface. The event gives the moon a deep reddish-orange glow, which some people call “a blood moon.”
The eclipse will be visible across California. Another like it won’t be visible again in the Golden State until Oct. 8, 2033. As a result, Bay Area astronomers are excited.
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