How to observe the March 3 total lunar eclipse

<p>Amateur astronomers, take note: A wonderful celestial event known as a total lunar eclipse will occur in the skies above North America during the morning hours of Monday, March 3.  Lunar eclipses happen when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon align, in that order. When this alignment is precise, Earth’s shadow falls upon the Moon, obscuring it<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/observe-the-march-3-total-lunar-eclipse/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"How to observe the March 3 total lunar eclipse"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/observe-the-march-3-total-lunar-eclipse/">How to observe the March 3 total lunar eclipse</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>