What Friday’s Extra-Long Lunar Eclipse Can Tell Us About The Earth

The moon is expected to appear red or orange, as it did during the lunar eclipse in January.

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Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: You won’t be able to see this Friday’s epic lunar eclipse in person if you live in North America (aside from a very small portion of eastern Canada and parts of the eastern Caribbean).

But here’s the good news: if you are almost anywhere else, you’ll probably be able to see at least a portion of the event.

Prime viewing is in eastern and southern Africa, the Middle East, eastern Europe and south Asia, based on a NASA map.