Philadelphia Astronomer Says You Don't Want To Miss Rare "Blood Moon"

CBS Philadelphia

March 14, 2025

The Philadelphia region will be in for a celestial treat when a total lunar eclipse takes over the skies Thursday into Friday. This will be the first such eclipse in the area in three years.

"People should be excited to view the total lunar eclipse this evening because it doesn't happen all that often," Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute Science Museum, said.

The rare celestial event will turn a full moon into a reddish color often called a "Blood Moon."

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