October Lunar Eclipse: Here's Who Will Be Able to See It

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By Sean Breslin
Published: October 3, 2014

The second total lunar eclipse of the year is coming, and there's a good chance you'll be able to see it – if the weather cooperates.

It's expected to peak before dawn on Wednesday, Oct. 8, and will be visible from almost everywhere in North America, Sky and Telescope reports.

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During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth passes between the sun and moon, turning the moon a brilliant reddish shade. Some people claim they've seen a band of turquoise around the moon during past eclipses.

The turquoise shading is ozone and is only visible during the first and last minutes of totality and is best viewed through binoculars or a telescope, atmospheric scientist Richard Keen told Red Orbit.

Totality is expected to last from 6:25 a.m. until 7:24 a.m. EDT on Wednesday morning, reports Space.com. This is the second in a series of four lunar eclipses that will be visible from North America between 2014 and 2015, according to Sky and Telescope.

Below is a graphic that shows when your town can expect to see each phase of the lunar eclipse. [see link above for graphic]

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stargazers on the West Coast of the United States will have an even better chance of seeing the rusty glow of the moon during totality. The eclipse will occur between 3:25 a.m. PDT and 4:24 a.m. PDT Wednesday. Observers in Australia and countries along the Pacific Ocean will also have the chance to see the eclipse.

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Next week's eclipse is the second in a so-called total lunar eclipse tetrad, a series of four consecutive eclipses that began earlier this year. The first total eclipse tetrad occured in April. The next total eclipse in the series will occur on April 4, 2015, and the fourth eclipse will rise on Sept. 28, 2015.

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