A "Blood Moon" will illuminate a vast portion of the world in red light overnight on Thursday during a rare total lunar eclipse.
This phenomenon occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align, causing Earth's shadow to cast over the Moon. The more clouds and dust in Earth's atmosphere, the deeper the Moon's red hue will appear.
The lunar eclipse, which will last about six hours into Friday morning, offers a spectacular view of the solar system in motion, according to Brown.
The phase when the Moon is fully in Earth's shadow—known as totality—will last just over an hour.
This event has been dubbed the "Blood Worm Moon," named after one of the titles given to March full moons by some Native American cultures.