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The Jack C. Davis Observatory at Western Nevada College is planning a total lunar eclipse viewing party on March 13-14, Thursday night and Friday morning, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.
The event is free to the public. Late in the evening on Thursday, the moon will move into the Earth’s shadow, blocking it from the sun. This will cause the moon to change in color from silver to a rusty red, or a so-called Blood Moon.
The full lunar eclipse begins at 11:26 p.m. and ends at 12:31 a.m. The maximum total lunar eclipse is set for 11:58 p.m. It’s the first total lunar eclipse in almost three years.
Attendees will have an opportunity to rate the lunar eclipse via a data sheet provided by NASA JPL. The rating is based on the Danjon Scale of Lunar Eclipse Brightness.
If weather interferes the observatory will provide a livestream of the eclipse from another location in North America.
JCDO is located at 2269 Vanpatten Ave., on the northern end of the Carson City campus.
For information, visit www.wnc.edu or call 775-445-3000.