How to Watch the Super Blue Blood Moon This Friday

The longest lunar eclipse of this century will take place this Friday, July 27. Astronomers nickname it the Super Blue Blood Moon since it glows a rusty red during the eclipse with bits of blue light illuminating the Moon when "sunlight has to filter through the Earth's atmosphere," The Verge reported. The space phenomenon will last a total of one hour and 43 minutes. The downside to the eclipse's lengthy appearance is that the Moon may look smaller and dimmer from Earth's view, the publication ...