'Blood moon' to slip into Earth's shadow

By Gretel Johnston
Updated January 20 2019 - 11:51am, first published 11:46am
A blood moon similar to above will be visible from N America, Europe, western Africa, and Russia.
A blood moon similar to above will be visible from N America, Europe, western Africa, and Russia.

The only total lunar eclipse of 2019 will take place on Sunday when the shadow of the Earth falls on the moon, turning it into a reddish-orange "blood moon."

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