clipped from: uk.reuters.com 
Millions across the Western hemisphere will have the chance to see the Moon turn red during the year's only total lunar eclipse early on Thursday morning, astronomers said on Wednesday.
The eclipse will be visible across Western Europe, northwest Africa, the eastern half of North America and the whole of South America, according to the Royal Astronomical Society in London.
The full Moon will turn yellowish and then appear blood red, rusty or grey, depending on the atmospheric conditions on Earth.
The Moon should turn red by about 3 a.m. the eclipse will end by about 6 a.m.
The Moon will be in front of the Leo constellation, with the bright star Regulus to its right and Saturn to its left.
The next total lunar eclipse won't be seen until December 2010.