Don't miss this rare Blood Moon eclipse

• Totality — when the Moon is entirely within Earth's shadow — is set to occur between 2:26am and 3:31am in Western Pennsylvania, per NASA.

🌕 What to expect: During totality, the Moon will take on a deep red-orange hue, a phenomenon often referred to as a Blood Moon.

• The Earth's atmosphere filters out shorter-wavelength blue light, leaving the longer-wavelength red and orange light to illuminate the Moon, according to the Adler Planetarium. ​
• "It's as if all the world's sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the Moon," writes NASA.

🔭 How to see it: No special equipment is required, but binoculars or a telescope will enhance the view. Find a dark spot, check the forecast and look up.

• Head to Riverview Park on the North Side for the best view in Pittsburgh.

Why it matters: The last total lunar eclipse was in November 2022, and after this one, the next one visible across the Americas won't be until March 2026.