Americans see total lunar eclipse for first time in a year, last time until 2025 - KSTP

(AP) — A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America.

If you are staying up late tonight to watch the eclipse, here's the timing in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Partial stages of the eclipse will be visible across Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

“This is really an eclipse for the Americas,” said NASA’s Noah Petro, a planetary geologist who specializes in the moon.

There’ll be another lengthy total lunar eclipse in November, with Africa and Europe lucking out again, but not the Americas.

“Hopefully, we can be up in time and be at the right place at the right time to catch a good glimpse,” she told The Associated Press earlier this week.