The eclipse will be visible around 8:30 p.m. — just don't try watching from the beach.
Griffith Observatory president Ed Krupp said that a telescope isn't necessary, though. The eclipse will be visible without any accoutrements.
"Here in Southern California, the eclipse starts before the moon actually rises," he said."So it rises partly, eclipses, and then just continues to get higher in the sky. Over the course of the next few hours, it goes into total eclipse and then emerges again." With that said, experts do not recommend watching from the beach due to the likelihood of clouds moving in over the moon."Places near the coast, within ten miles, probably have the best chance for cloud cover," said Adam Roser, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
In honor of many traditions from around the world that believed lunar eclipses were caused by mythical creatures taking a bite out of the moon, Observatory staff will perform a dragon-banishing ceremony including banging drums and incantations. Another total lunar eclipse will occur in November, after which there won't be another for three years.The moon will rise already in partial-eclipse with totality happening around 8:30 p.m. PST. If you're unable to see outdoors, the Griffith Observatory will offer a livestream:
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