The rare Blood Moon total lunar eclipse started lighting up the sky late Thursday with a bright full Moon. Why it matters: It's the only lunar eclipse visible from the U.S. this year and the first total lunar eclipse since November 2022.

The sky could look a little red in the overnight hours as a blood moon casts a crimson color over the United States. The moon going into Friday morning will undergo a rare total lunar eclipse, which is when the sun,

Stargazers in North and South America will be able to view a red-colored "blood moon" starting Thursday night in the first total lunar eclipse visible on the continents since 2022.