Blood Moon lunar eclipse 2022: When and where to see it
The first lunar eclipse of the year is set to take place this weekend, turning the moon a deep, rusty shade of red.
Known as a Blood Moon, the lunar eclipse should be visible across the UK, providing the weather conditions stay clear.
The bad news is that you’ll have to get up extremely early to get the best view of it.
A lunar eclipse happens when the moon’s orbit moves in front of the Earth’s shadow, preventing the sun’s light from reaching it.
The moon has no light source of its own and simply reflects the light of the sun, so when Earth blocks this out, it won’t shine.
Although no sunlight is falling directly on the moon, light from the Earth’s sunrises and sunsets does illuminate it, giving it its ‘blood’ red appearance.