On the night of March 13 into March 14, skygazers across North America—along with many other parts of the world—will get the chance to see a total lunar eclipse with a red ghoulish hue. This is basically the opposite of a solar eclipse, like last year’s spectacular event. Here’s what you need to know to catch all the mid-March lunar action .

As the moon reflects the sun's light, the shadow dims the moon's glow. During the peak of a total lunar eclipse, the moon takes on a bit of a reddish hue as any leftover sunlight making it to the moon's surface is scattered by our earth's atmosphere.