A reddish side of the moon will be on show this weekend, and if you miss it you'll be waiting some time for a repeat. Melbourne have been urged to stay up late on Saturday night and get outside to witness a lunar eclipse, where the Earth will block the sun's rays from hitting the moon's surface.
Astronomer Tanya Hill, from the Melbourne Planetarium at Science works, said lunar eclipses were great astronomical events everyone could enjoy.Lunar eclipses are common for turning the moon a rusty, reddish colour, which is caused by beams of sunlight hitting the moon from a different angle than usual, after they bounce around the atmosphere.
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