How to See This Weekend's 'Super Blood Moon'

Earth's shadow will cover the Moon in shades of orange and red the evening of September 27, just as it did during this August 1989 eclipse. Credit: Bill and Sally Fletcher Every object in the solar system casts a shadow. Large objects, like Earth, create big shadows that can engulf entire worlds, even if those worlds loom bigger than normal. On the night of September 27/28, the Full Moon plunges through Earth’s shadow for the second time this year, and this time, it’s the biggest Full Moon of 2015. The resulting total lunar eclipse lasts more than an hour and occurs during the evening across the Americas.