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Three Spectacular Astronomic Phenomena, Apr 14-15/2014
Three spectacular astronomic phenomena will happen in the sky above us today and tomorrow, April 14th and 15th 2014. A full “blood moon”, a total lunar eclipse and the planet Mars at the nearest point to the Earth. while the total lunar eclipse will not be visible in Greece, we can stare at Mars today, April 14th, exactly at 11:12 p.m.
“A huge night for stargazers is nearly here: On Monday evening (April 14), Mars will make its closest approach to Earth in six years, just ahead of a total eclipse of the moon.
Mars will be at its closest to Earth since 2008 when the Red Planet comes within 57.4 million miles (92.4 million km) of our planet. While that close approach occurs during the daytime, at 8:53 a.m. EDT (1253 GMT), Mars will rise later in the southeastern night sky and shine throughout Monday evening as a sort of night sky preview for the first total lunar eclipse of 2014 early Tuesday (April 15).” (full article space.com)
A total lunar eclipse will take place on Tuesday, April 15th 2014. Most excited is the fact that moon will be red – “blood moon”.
A total lunar eclipse will take place on April 15, 2014. It will be the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2014, and the first of a tetrad (four total lunar eclipses in series). Subsequent eclipses in the tetrad will occur on October 8, 2014, April 8, 2015, and September 28, 2015.
The April 15 eclipse will be visible in the Pacific Ocean region, including Australia and New Zealand, as well as North and South America. The moon will pass south of the center of the Earth’s shadow. As a result, the northern part of the moon will be noticeably darker than the southern part. It will occur during the ascending phase of the moon’s orbit, part of lunar saros 122. (article)
PS startgazers unite so we can blow away the clouds 
Source: http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2014/04/14/three-spectacular-astronomic-phenomena-apr-14-152014/
A total lunar eclipse is always a red ‘blood moon’.
Too bad, I have a roof, but no telecope!