A total lunar eclipse blood moon will fill the sky over Ontario this week [Video]

If you look up at the sky late, late Thursday in the Toronto area, there’s a chance you’ll be able to see a total lunar eclipse and what’s called a blood moon.

The perfect alignment of the sun, Earth, and moon will paint the full moon a red-orange colour, with the remaining rays peaking out from around our planet, according to NASA.

“Total lunar eclipses are a little bit more rare, but they’re always really striking to see,” Ontario Science Centre’s staff astronomer Rachel Ward-Maxwell told CBC Toronto.

“What’s really special about these sorts of events is it connects us with so many different people from all different parts of the planet… that is a really …