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LOOK UP! Watch the moon glow red during Thursday's rare total lunar eclipse event


A total blood moon lunar eclipse took place on Election day--the first lunar eclipse on an Election Day in American history. (Credit: Brian Daniels via ChimeIn)
A total blood moon lunar eclipse took place on Election day--the first lunar eclipse on an Election Day in American history. (Credit: Brian Daniels via ChimeIn)
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For the first time since November 2022, a total lunar eclipse will occur across most of the U.S. and the western hemisphere.

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Unlike a solar eclipse, where the moon blocks the sun on Earth, a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow, momentarily blocking the view of it.

The lunar eclipse will occur beginning Thursday night and last through Friday morning.

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Additionally, you may notice the moon looks red during the eclipse. This is because sunlight that Earth does not block will be filtered through a large portion of the atmosphere, scattering away higher-frequency colors like blue and violet and only allowing lower-frequency colors like red, orange, and yellow.

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