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A total lunar eclipse will happen above Minnesota starting at about 11 p.m. Thursday and continuing into early Friday morning. 

We may be battling a layer of high clouds Thursday night above Minnesota. But there may be some breaks in the high cloud deck, and the cloud layer could be thin enough in places to catch glimpses of the show through the cloud layer.

Here’s the rundown on Thursday night’s blood worm moon total lunar eclipse.

The blood worm moon total lunar eclipse is named blood because the moon will appear red. That’s because the sun’s rays will pass through Earth’s atmosphere and then be projected onto the moon’s surface. 

It’s essentially Earth’s sunset projected into the moon. Earth’s atmosphere scatters out other light colors but the reddish wavelengths are good at penetrating our atmosphere. 

The term worm moon comes from springtime and the increased worm activity. 

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A total lunar eclipse will put on a show above the U.S. starting at about 11 p.m. Thursday and continuing into early Friday. Some high clouds may dim the show above Minnesota. 

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