A ‘ blood moon ’ will rise in the sky this weekend, thanks to a lunar eclipse .

Those looking up to the sky over the weekend could see the full Moon turning a deep red. That will happen on Sunday, 7 September.

It is the first time a lunar eclipse can be seen in the UK since 2022. But it will also be visible – and better seen – in many other parts of the world world including parts of Africa and the Middle East.

Unlike many other celestial spectacles, the lunar eclipse can be seen relatively easily: it requires no special timing, equipment, skills or setting. It just means looking up at the Moon at the right time.

A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth moves between the Moon and the Sun, obscuring the latter and turning it dark. The light that reaches the lunar surface is scattere

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