The moon will turn red over Preston Pic: pixielulu

A full moon will glow brightly across Preston during Sunday evening and it will turn red.

The blood moon, or supermoon, is the first supermoon lunar eclipse since 1982.

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The moon will seem much brighter and around 14 per cent bigger in diameter than usual.

The eclipse is due to start at 1.11am and the full eclipse will start at 3.11am. Around 3.50am is expected to be the best time to see the full eclipse.

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During the eclipse, the sun’s rays will bend around the Earth and the light will appear red or copper to the naked eye. A Blood Moon is regarded by some to be a sign of the apocalypse as they believe it is linked to tidal waves, volcano eruptions and earthquakes.

The reddish colour during total lunar eclipse is a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. It is the same process that is responsible for causing colourful sunrises and sunsets and gives us a blue sky.

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