People residing along the western part of North America, Hawaiian Islands, and Alaska are looking forward to tomorrow's "Super Blue Blood Moon." The full moon tomorrow will be the second one for the month of January.
According to The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the blue moon will make its way through the shadow of the Earth and will appear as a total lunar eclipse. The moon will then appear with reddish tint, known as the blood moon, while passing through Earth's shadow.
"For the (continental) U.S., the viewing will be best in the west," according to NASA's program executive and lunar blogger Gordon Johnston. He then told people to "set your alarm early and go out and take a look." The Super Blue Blood Moon will be visible across North America, Hawaii, and Alaska on Jan. 31 before sunrise.
People in eastern Russia, Middle East, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand will also get a chance to see the lunar eclipse during Jan. 31's moonrise.
Skywatchers are now preparing their equipment to catch the best view of the upcoming total eclipse. According to Space.com the eclipse will go through 12 major phases from the Moon entering Earth's penumbra, the beginning of the total eclipse until the final phase of the Moon leaving penumbra.
Penumbra is defined as the moon being covered partially by the umbra. The moon fully covered by the umbra is called totality.
For people residing in parts of the world where the lunar eclipse will not be visible can still enjoy the full moon via livestream.
NASA TV and NASA.gov/live will air live feeds of the moon starting at 5:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 31. The NASA TV is hoping for a favorable weather condition during the eclipse to broadcast feature views from NASA's telescopes at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center as well as those at Griffith Observatory and University of Arizona's Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter Observatory.
