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Heads-Up For Sunday, A Super 'Blood Moon' Is On The Way

Not only will the moon be particularly close to Earth, but it will also be bathed in a reddish light just before midnight Eastern time.
A so-called "blood moon" seen during a total lunar eclipse in western Germany, on Sept. 28, 2015.

Updated at 9:50 p.m. ET

A special celestial event is on the calendar for this Sunday night and experts are already raving:

"A full 62 luxurious minutes of totality," says Sky and Telescope Magazine.

"The Only Total Lunar Eclipse of 2019," promises NASA.

"This full moon will appear to be one of the largest of 2019," reports Space.com.

North and South America will

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