It may be close to 7 p.m. before eclipsed moon becomes visible in the east. Use binoculars to spot it. As the sky grows darker, the view of the eclipsed moon gets better. The moon lies deep in the Earth's shadow and appears reddish because sunlight shining past the Earth is partially blocked by the Earth's atmosphere. Only the red portion of sunlight passes easily through the Earth's atmosphere and falls on the darkened lunar surface.
Every lunar eclipse is different in color and brightness.
The colors range from a bright orange to a deep brown. Use binoculars for a better view of the eclipsed moon and comet. With a bright comet in the northwest and a totally eclipsed moon in the east, Wednesday night has it all. The weather, however, could make it all a bust. Even thin clouds could obscure the view of the eclipse and the comet.