A blood red moon will emblazon Australian skies on Wednesday night, during a rare total lunar eclipse. A blood moon occurs in the event of a total lunar eclipse, when the Sun, Moon and Earth form a line and the Earth blocks all sunlight to the Moon. The Moon turns a deep red as some light from the sun is bent around Earth's atmosphere and reflected onto the Moon. The light reflected is a reddish colour from all the sunsets and sunrises of the Earth shining onto the Moon. Australians are in the fortunate geographic location where they will be able to witness the entire event. Those on the east coast will have the best views, being able to watch the Moon's entire transformation throughout the eclipse
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