WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – South Florida is in for a special night as a lunar eclipse unfolds Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
The rare event, so called \u201calmost blood moon,\u201d will begin around 10 p.m. Thursday, peak after midnight, and last over five hours.<\/p>\n
At Florida International University, students packed the Stocker Astroscience Center Thursday night to view the out-of-this-world sight.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s beautiful and the first time I\u2019ve ever seen it,\u201d said student Mark Volchno.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt cleared up so I figured, \u2018Beautiful night. I have nothing going on, and it only happens so often,’\u201d said student Carissa Kowitski.<\/p>\n
A partial eclipse happens when a portion of the moon moves into the darkest part of Earth\u2019s shadow, creating a near-total reddish glow.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor most of human history, we didn\u2019t know what caused it. Now we do; science told us what we know. It\u2019s happened before humans were here and will continue happening,\u201d said FIU Physics Professor Dr. James Webb.<\/p>\n
Unlike the solar eclipse seen in South Florida in 2024, no special glasses are needed to observe the lunar eclipse. This is easier to view because it is reflected sunlight bouncing off the moon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have all these students who have never seen it before, so it never gets old for me. I get to turn them on to seeing an act of nature like this,\u201d said Webb.<\/p>\n
So for residents across South Florida and FIU students, take a few minutes Thursday night or early Friday morning to look up and see something worthwhile.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it is really beautiful,\u201d said student Kenneth Echavarrea.<\/p>\n
If you miss Thursday\u2019s partial lunar eclipse, the next full lunar eclipse will take place in 2029.<\/p>\n
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