Rare ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse to loom over North America, Australia and New Zealand

Rare ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse to loom over North America, Australia and New Zealand. Eclipse will feature a deep, coppery-red full moon on 3 March, with scientists predicting the best times to see it Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast North America, Australia and New Zealand will be treated to a rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday known as a “blood moon”. As the full moon dips into the planet’s shadow it will change colour to a “deep and coppery red”, says astrophysicist Dr Rebecca Allen of Swinburne University. Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart – starts 10.04pm, ends 11.02pm Brisbane – starts 9.04pm, ends 10.02pm Adelaide – starts 9.34pm, ends 10.32pm Darwin – starts 8.34pm, ends 9.32pm Perth – starts 7.04pm, ends 8.02pm New York, Washington DC – starts 3.44am, ends about 6.30am Detroit – starts 3.44am, ends 7.06am New Orleans, Chicago – starts 2.44am, ends about 6.24am San Francisco, Los Angeles – starts 12.44am, ends about 6.23am Tokyo – starts 5.44pm, ends 11.23pm Beijing – starts 6.00pm, ends 10.23pm Manila – starts 5.57pm, ends 10.23pm Jakarta – starts 6.06pm, ends 9.23pm Continue reading…