NASA video explains all there is to know about the lunar eclipse bound to happen later this week, on Wednesday

Oct 6, 2014 09:13 GMT  ·  By
NASA video explains the ins and outs of lunar eclipse bound to happen this Wednesday
   NASA video explains the ins and outs of lunar eclipse bound to happen this Wednesday

Later this week, on Wednesday, the moon is expected to pass into the shadow of our planet and turn red. Such lunar eclipses are fairly rare, and some researchers like to refer to events of this kind as blood moons.

To mark the occasion, NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the US) released a video detailing what this lunar eclipse boils down to and explaining who will get a front-row seat to this cosmic event.

As detailed in this NASA video, available below, this week's blood moon will first and foremost be visible across large parts of North America bright and early in the morning.

Because it will lie deeper in Earth's shadow, the southern half of the moon will appear much darker than the northern one, specialists with NASA explain.

It is understood that, whereas folks in the western regions of North America will get to witness pretty much all the stages of this latest lunar eclipse, those in the east will have to settle for observing just a few phases.

Unfortunately, it appears that folks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will get to see diddly squat. Except for photos posted online by those lucky enough to witness this event, that is.

In case anyone was wondering, the last blood moon was documented earlier this year, on April 15. Two other such lunar eclipses are expected to take place in 2015, on April 4 and September 28, respectively.