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A full moon and partial lunar eclipse treat will coincide on Saturday for people in some regions, just in time for Halloween weekend.

>> thank you. nice to be here. >> so david, tell us more about why the name and whats actually happening to the moon as we watch it? >> well, what we saw tonight was a total eclipse of the moon. the moon moved into the earths shadow, which blocked the direct sunlight from falling onto it. now, its known as a blood moon because some of the light from the sun passes through our atmosphere and actually the blue light gets scattered out. same reason our sky is blue. but the red light like all the li...

Poseidon. the moon is passing behind the earths shadow, you have to have the sun and the earth and moon perfectly aligned to get this. rob, you were in greece, did you visit this amazing place? rob: i looked up to see an orange moon at one point. dont know what country i was in but i remember saying look at the moon, it was incredible. >> reporter: are those your pictures? rob: no, my camera cant get a picture like that but i tried. >> you can follow on twitter and instagram. you can see him jum...

Personally, yes, still get excited. >> and each time that these occur, its pretty much the same process that goes on. are you looking for anything beyond just looking up it the sky and the excitement of the blood -- blood red moon? >> personally no, im not. i know that a lot of people actually look for eclipse timings and -- and look for when the shadow passes particularly craters on the moon. its going to be a good teaching experience for students. and i think you can probably learn a little bi...

Able to catch the effect as the moon slides into the earths shadow. >> so lets go to mitzie adams in huntsville, alabama. shes an astronomer for nasa and joins us on the phone. thank you very much for talking with us. so of course the big build-up, were only really about just over 20 minutes away from the big event of this eclipse. talk to us about what is happening here and what people can expect to see. >> well, at the moment, the moon is actually in the partial phase of the eclipse. so part o...

Thats where cnns nick parker is joining us now. nick, the parties, a lot of people turning out to catch a glimpse of this rare sight. what are they saying? whats the mood like? >> reporter: absolutely. were in mexico at the astronomical society. its standing room only on the terrace where something like 60 or so people are gathered as the moon is almost completely covered by the earths shadow. theres a real feeling of excitement in the air. the chatter, theres laughter. i think a lot of people h...

Images from l.a.s griffith observatory. the lunar eclipse turns red because the earths shadow is cast on oh the moon. its beautiful. i wish we saw it in new york city. i was running around with the app on my iphone trying to find the moon. i couldnt. too overcast. >> next time, maria. >> we were up at 3:00 in the morning. cloudy. >> my alarm went off. 22 minutes before the top of the hour. hes the ultimate rock star. ♪ every roses has its thorn ♪ just like every -- >> this morning bret micha...

Fun. you can probably add the word cute thanks to little guy. get ready, australia, prince george is coming your way next. max foster, cnn, christchurch, new zealand. >> lots of wonderful photo opportunities there. and the australians preparing for the royal visit. >> ill be interested to see how many australians ahn turn out. >> yeah. i mean, you know, the republican movement is strong. >> it will be interesting. >> it will be. >> nice couple. >> all right. lets turn to another topic we are c...