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How you can see the nearly total lunar eclipse Friday morning

It will be the second and final eclipse of the year. West Coast night owls and East Coast early risers could catch the peak of the cosmic event.
The Super Blood Moon rises over a residential area in New Delhi during a total lunar eclipse on May 26, 2021.

West Coast night owls and East Coast early risers will have the best view of the upcoming lunar eclipse this Friday.

Overnight, the moon will pass into the shadow of

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