The Bellefontaine Joint Recreation District hosts a viewing event of the Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse Sunday, Jan. 20, at Bellefontaine High School, weather permitting.
Interested individuals should meet at 10:30 p.m. at the BHS parking lot located by the band room and near the fairground along Harding Street to have the chance to view the eclipse through a lunar telescope.
Those with their own telescope equipment are asked to arrive by 10 p.m.
AccuWeather reports a total lunar eclipse occurs during a full moon when the moon passes directly through the Earth’s shadow and causes it to turn rusty orange or dark red in color.
The lunar eclipse will be visible across all of North America and South America and partially visible in Europe and Africa on the night of Jan. 20 into the early hours of Jan. 21.
It is the last total lunar eclipse of the decade and the first total lunar eclipse visible in its entirety across the United States since Dec. 21, 2010.
Residents across the Northeast and Midwest may not be able to see the celestial light show because of widespread clouds.
“There is a potential for a major winter storm to impact the mid-Atlantic and Northeast this weekend that could last into Sunday night. If that happens, viewing the lunar eclipse is a no-go for residents in those regions,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Mike Doll said.
Forecasters currently rate Ohio’s viewing conditions as “fair.”