BLOOD MOON TO SURFACE ON OCTOBER 8

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There is a total eclipse of the full moon onOctober 8, 2014. This is the Northern Hemisphere’s Hunter’s Moon – the name for the full moon after the Harvest Moon.

It’s also a Blood Moon, and this eclipse is the second in a series of four so-called Blood Moon eclipses. For North America and the Hawaiian Islands, the total lunar eclipse happens in the wee hours before sunrise on October 8.

For New Zealand, Australia and eastern Asia, the total eclipse is seen after sunset on October 8. A partial lunar eclipse can be seenbefore sunrise, October 8, from much of South America, or after sunset, October 8, from western Asia.