SPOKANE, Wash. — The moon will turn a deep red tonight for all to see across the United States. A total lunar eclipse like this one doesn’t happen that often. The Spokane area will see another one next March, and then not again until 2029.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth lines up exactly between the sun and the moon. What we see as the eclipse is the moon passing through earth’s shadow.
During a total lunar eclipse, the only light that reaches the moon from the sun passes through earth’s atmosphere. The atmosphere deflects most of the color spectrum of the sun’s light, leaving red. When you look at a lunar eclipse, you’re seeing the light from all the sunrises and sunsets on earth reflected back to you.
The partial eclipse will begin around 10:15 p.m. local time. The total eclipse begins around 11:30 and will last for about one hour.
Lucky for us, the Inland Northwest will be in-between storm systems tonight, which should clear out most of the clouds that could block your view of the eclipse.
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