How to Catch Sunday's Lunar Eclipse

Just shortly after the end of the day on Sunday, millions of people across the Americas, will have a glorious view of a Super Blood Moon.

A lunar eclipse happens when the moon enters Earth's shadow. The brightness of the moon dims slightly at first, and when it's fully engulfed by the Earth, a bright-red color will appear - thus the "blood moon moniker."

Unlike a solar eclipse, which is only visible to some based on their location, if you see the moon at night, you'll see the lunar eclipse. "It's a nice event to get people outside, looking at the sky, and it's something you can see even from polluted city areas. So all of New York City - as long as it's not cloudy - can still see it," said Irene Pease, a New York-based Astrophysics Educator, better known as your Friendly Neighborhood Astronomer.

The best way to catch the eclipse? With warm clothes, beverages, and clear skies. Pease suggests "somewhere outside where you can lie down" as the best way to watch Sunday's eclipse. "You're going to be looking up, the moon will be kind of high in the sky, so you don't want to be standing and looking up and getting a crick in your neck. It's nice to be able to sit, and lean back, or even lie down and look up."

The full eclipse will last just a little over 3 hours, and the peak will be just after midnight, between 12:15 and 1 a.m.

No word yet on how the impending snowstorm will affect visibility for the eclipse.