It won't happen again for three years.
The total lunar eclipse will be visible across Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific after sunset. The moon will look like a bright star when it is visible just a finger's width above it.
It will take nearly 1 1/2 hours to complete. Earth goes between the moon and sun.
From the light of Earth's sunsets and sunrises, it will be known as a Blood Moon. The moon will be close to the sun at the peak of the eclipse. If the skies are clear, telescopes and binoculars will help you view.
South America will be able to see the lunar eclipse. Africa, the Middle East and most of Europe will have to wait until the year 2525.
The Italian-based Virtual Telescope Project is providing a livestream of Tuesday's lunar event.
The first lunar eclipse of the year took place in May. The next one will be in 25 years. There will be many partial lunar eclipses in the future.
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