Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Expected, How and When to Watch (VIDEO)

Oct 18, 2013 02:15 PM EDT | Matt Mercuro

A lunar eclipse is expected tonight, Oct. 18, and most of the world will be able to see it, weather permitting.

People in Africa, Asia, Europe, eastern North and South America will all get the chance to see the southern portion of the moon pass into Earth's penumbra, the planets outer shadow, according to USA Today.

The western portion of the U.S. won't get to a good look at the eclipse however.

During the lunar eclipse, the moon will slightly be in shadow for approximately four hours.

The deepest eclipse should occur around 7:50 p.m. At that time, the Earth's outer shadow will cover approximately 76.5 percent of the lunar disk.

"Although a penumbral lunar eclipse might go unnoticed by someone casually glancing at the moon, we will be able to observe the gradual shading of the moon in the live images Slooh will broadcast throughout the eclipse," Slooh's Paul Cox said in a statement according to SPACE.com. "The shading becomes far more apparent when viewed as a time-lapse, and we'll show viewers that during the live segment of the show."

Click here to watch the eclipse live.

The online Slooh Space Camera will air a live broadcast during the entire four-hour eclipse starting around 2:45 p.m.

The next lunar eclipse isn't expected until April 2014.

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