Blood Moon Rising: TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE on Wednesday will have an unusual twist!

A blood red moon will light up the sky early Wednesday morning. A total lunar eclipse is set to rise above people across a large swath of the world early Wednesday (Oct. 8). Weather permitting, people in North America, Australia, western South America and parts of East Asia will be able to see the total lunar eclipse. Sometimes, when the moon dips into Earth's shadow during an eclipse, the natural satellite takes on a coppery-red color, leading some people to dub it a "blood moon."

The eclipse should reach totality just before sunrise at about 6:25 a.m. EDT (1025 GMT) on the east coast of the United States.

Join NASA experts, Oct. 8, to observe 2014's second total lunar eclipse. The eclipse will begin just after 4 A.M. EDT and continue until sunrise. NASA moon experts will be up all night on Oct. 8 to answer your questions over a live web chat, beginning at 3 A.M. EDT and continuing until sunrise. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will also offer a live UStream feed of the eclipse.


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