How To See The ‘Blood Moon’ Lunar Eclipse Next Week
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Early on Friday, March 14 (or super late on Thursday, March 13, depending on your time zone) people across the U.S. will be able to watch a total lunar eclipse, if skies are clear. The partial eclipse will begin at 1:09 a.m. Eastern time on Friday the 14th, with totality lasting from 2:26 to 3:31 a.m. Eastern.
Astronomer Dean Regas joins Host Flora Lichtman to tell us what to expect, and share some tips for comfortable lunar eclipse viewing.
Further Reading
- Get the everything you need to know about the March 14 lunar eclipse via NASA.
- Listen to Dean Regas’s podcast about astronomy, “Looking Up.”
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Segment Guests
Dean Regas
Dean Regas is an astronomer and host of the “Looking Up With Dean Regas” podcast. He’s based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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