Totally Lunar

I'm very excited for the total lunar eclipse tonight!  The total lunar eclipse begins at 2:08 am and ends at 3:23 am.  A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth's umbra (space talk for shadow).  This can only occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in direct alignment with each other, which is called syzygy.  This can only happen when there is also a Full Moon (Libra Full Moon) . The moon will change color from orange to blood red.