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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. \u2014 Now it\u2019s the moon\u2019s turn to pull a disappearing act.<\/p>\n

After being shut out of this month\u2019s total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth\u2019s shadow briefly envelops the moon. Almost the entire lunar surface will be masked Thursday night into Friday \u2014 a whopping 96% \u2014 making this an especially deep partial eclipse.<\/p>\n

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The moon is already in the spotlight. NASA sent the Artemis II astronauts on a record-breaking lunar flyby in April, the prelude to eventually landing on the surface and building a base swarming with people and robots over the next several years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great time to be part of the space program, right? We\u2019re not slowing down,\u201d NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway told The Associated Press from the International Space Station last week.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second act of the greatest show in the solar system, coming two weeks after a total solar eclipse paraded through Greenland, Iceland and Spain.<\/p>\n

Eclipses always travel in pairs as the sun, moon and Earth align so precisely that one obscures the other. That\u2019s because the moon is 400 times smaller than the sun, which is 400 times farther away, making them appear the same size \u2014 a cosmic coincidence and gift from the universe.<\/p>\n

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Unfolding at a more leisurely pace, the upcoming lunar eclipse will have a much bigger audience than Europe\u2019s solar show. The eclipsed moon will be visible to billions across North and South America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, provided the skies are clear.<\/p>\n

The lunar eclipse may also be visible to Hathaway and the nine other people living off the planet \u2014 seven astronauts at the International Space Station and three aboard China\u2019s orbiting outpost.<\/p>\n

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Space provides a \u201cunique perspective\u201d for viewing cosmic wonders like eclipses and auroras, said the space station\u2019s commander, Jessica Meir.<\/p>\n

In this case, Earth will pass between the moon and the sun, casting a reddish-orange shadow onto our closest neighbor. Because this is a partial eclipse, the lineup won\u2019t be perfect and it won\u2019t be a true blood moon. The partial phase of the eclipse will last more than three hours. But the entire eclipse, from the time the full moon enters the faintest, outermost edge of Earth\u2019s shadow until it leaves, will stretch 5 \u00bd hours.<\/p>\n

The eclipse will peak just after midnight EDT.<\/p>\n

Nearly 1 billion people in the U.S., Canada, and Central and South America will have front-row views for the entire eclipse. More than 3 billion people \u2014 44% of the world\u2019s population \u2014 will be in position to catch at least part of it.<\/p>\n

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The eclipsed moon will be setting in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, cutting the show short. It will be rising in Hawaii, getting the eastern Pacific off to a late start along with northwestern sections of the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n

This is the year\u2019s second lunar eclipse and the fourth eclipse overall. A total lunar eclipse graced the skies over the Americas, Australia and eastern Asia in March.<\/p>\n

The next complete lunar blackout won\u2019t be until New Year\u2019s Eve 2028, with Asia and Australia at center stage. And it will be 2029 before stargazers across North and South America are treated to another full eclipse of the moon.<\/p>\n

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