The year’s second total lunar eclipse is approaching this weekend, and coinciding with a full moon.

Total lunar eclipse

Big picture view:

As NASA explains it , during a total lunar eclipse, the earth lines up between the moon and the sun, hiding the moon from sunlight.

Local perspective:

The U.S. witnessed a total lunar eclipse earlier this year in March, but this weekend’s spectacle will unfold on the other side of the world.

Dig deeper:

The entire eclipse will be visible in Asia — from Saudi Arabia to the Philippines, as far north as the Arctic Ocean all the way down to Antarctica — as well as parts of East Africa and the western half of Australia. The rest of Africa and Australia, as well as Europe, will be treated to some but not all of the action. Tidbits will be visible fr

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