How to see the upcoming ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse
On the night of March 13 into March 14, skygazers across North America—along with many other parts of the world—will get the chance to see a total lunar eclipse with a red ghoulish hue. This is basically the opposite of a solar eclipse, like last year’s spectacular event. Here’s what you need to know to catch all the mid-March lunar action. How can I watch the lunar eclipse? Happily, catching a lunar eclipse is a significantly more straightforward task than figuring out how to see the solar equivalent. Basically, at any given moment, half of the planet is looking toward the moon–and if you happen to be on that half of the planet during the night of the eclipse, you need only look to the moon to see the show. As far as this eclipse goes, you’ll need to be in the planet’s Western Hemisphere. An animated map showing where the March 13-14,...