FORT MYERS, Fla. —
A partial lunar eclipse is set to grace our skies late Thursday night into Friday morning. This celestial sight is due to the Earth passing between the Sun and the Moon. That means Earth’s shadow will cover 96% of the surface of the Moon, giving it a reddish hue.
Unlike its solar counterpart, lunar eclipses can be viewed with the naked eye! You’ll just need to stay up late to catch it.
For Fort Myers, the penumbral eclipse starts at 9:23 p.m. EDT, but this is sometimes hard to see. This is when Earth’s outer shadow moves over the moon. Oftentimes, it just looks like a full moon…