Next week’s lunar eclipse is the last one until 2025

Anyone who wants to witness the phenomenon of an eclipse in Kamloops or the Okanagan has one last chance before 2025.

Instead of seeing a bright full moon at the start of the next cycle, the earth will be passing between the sun and the moon to create an eclipse during the early hours of Nov. 8.

While the sunlight's direct path to the moon is blocked by the earth, some light will still able to indirectly reach the surface of the moon through an effect known as Rayleigh scattering, and that causes it to glow reddish-orange.

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Skywatchers in Kamloops or the Okanagan will be able to observe the total eclipse between 2:16 a.m. to 3:41 a.m. on Nov. 8, according to timeanddate.com.

The moon will be partially eclipsed for several hours before and after the total eclipse – during that time the round shape of the earth can be seen casting a shadow on the moon, but the moon will only appear red while it’s totally eclipsed.

This is the last opportunity to observe an eclipse until March 14, 2025, according to NASA.

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