Aussie skygazers will have the rare treat of seeing a total lunar eclipse where the moon turns into a blood-red astronomical body.
Avid watchers armed with binoculars or a telescope for a better viewing experience should circle on Tuesday as the night for a phenomenon that will not be seen for another three years.
A blood moon occurs when the sun, earth and the moon align in such a way the moon passes into the earth’s shadow.
Australian National University (ANU) astrophysicist Brad Tucker explained that when looking at the moon during the total lunar eclipse, “You are seeing the sunrise and sunset of the earth lighting up the moon”….