Near-total lunar eclipse visible across the Americas this month

Once again, the Earth steps between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow across the lunar face in a near-total eclipse visible throughout the Americas. This ancient celestial geometry — unchanged since long before human eyes first turned skyward — offers a rare alignment of opportunity and geography for observers from Canada to the southern tip of South America. Lunar eclipses visit Earth roughly twice a year, but they do not distribute their gifts evenly; this time, the Americas are favored. It is the kind of event that asks nothing of us except that we look up.