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The complete astronomy guide of what to see during tomorrow night's rare lunar eclipse

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There is a rare total lunar eclipse on Sunday night that won't happen again until 2033. Learn more about how to watch here.

So while you're looking up enjoying the view, we wanted to tell you about some of the other spectacular sights that will be out that night.

Especially because when the moon is eclipsed, it will make for a particularly dark sky, which is great for observing some of the fainter objects you can't normally see during a full moon, NASA astronomer Mitzi Adams told Business Insider.

We spoke with Adams about some of the planets, stars, and galaxies that you can catch Sunday night — if you know where to look.

We've used the free software Stellarium to pin point where these nocturnal attractions will be during the time of the eclipse. Check them out below:

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The lunar eclipse will begin at 9:07 p.m. ET, but if you are on the East Coast and get outside about 40 minutes earlier, then you can watch the planet Saturn set along the western horizon. If you're on the West Coast, Saturn will be higher in the sky. (You can change the settings on Stellarium to fit your location.)



Saturn is the farthest planet you can see without a telescope. It's about 750 million miles from Earth.



When totality begins at 10:11 p.m. ET, the moon will begin to turn a deep blood-red color. Look to either side of the moon with a telescope and you can see the planets Uranus and Neptune. Here's what the sky will look like at 10:11 p.m. ET along the East Coast.



See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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