Early risers on Tuesday morning will be in for a rare celestial event over the Colorado skies. As long as our expected Tuesday storm clouds can hold off, skywatchers will be able to get a glimpse of a total lunar eclipse known as a “Blood Moon”.
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow across the lunar surface. The sunlight will shine through and is filtered by the Earth’s atmosphere, creating a red to copper colored hue over the moon for at least one hour over the Colorado Sky. The Full Moon in March is also known as the “worm” moon. The month when earthworms start to appear…