The world's last total lunar eclipse until 2025 will be visible from midnight next Tuesday.
A lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon, occurs when the moon moves into Earth's shadow.
The shadow of the Earth will start moving across the surface of the moon just after 10pm on November 8 Stardome says.
The full eclipse will begin at 11.16pm, when the red hue will be most visible, before reaching maximum eclipse at midnight.
"Because this is a total lunar eclipse, where the moon is fully in the earth's shadow, we expect it to appear a rusty red, orange or copper colour over the midnight hour," Stardome astronomer Rob Davison said.
The period of total eclipse will last for 1h 25m, before reaching its maximum peak at 11.59pm.
"Because it's midnight, the moon will be pretty high in the sky, which will make it easy to view for the vast majority of people."
Davidson said the eclipse will be visible to people in all parts of New Zealand.
The next lunar eclipses will take place in March and September 2025.
Timeline
10.09pm Partial eclipse begins. You will see the shadow of the Earth moving across the surface of the Moon.
11.16pm Full eclipse begins. All of the Moon is now in Earth’s shadow. This is when the red colour will be most noticeable.
11.59pm Maximum eclipse. Red colour will peak.
12.41pm Full eclipse ends. The Moon begins moving out of the Earth’s shadow.
1.49am Partial eclipse ends.
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