NIGHT owls are in for a treat as the year's only total lunar eclipse takes place on Monday.
Those in East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire will have a front row seat as the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow between 3.35am and 6.51am.
It will be visible in the area to the west, with a total eclipse lasting from 4.42am until 5.44am.
Eclipses of the Moon are easy to watch with the unaided eye. A modest pair of binoculars will give a superb view of the Moon's surface, but are not required.
Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are entirely safe to look at without the need to look through any kind of filter.
What is a lunar eclipse?
They occur whenever the Earth passes between the Moon and Sun, such that it obscures the Sun's light and casts a shadow onto the Moon's surface.
However, the Moon doesn’t go fully black like the Sun does during a solar eclipse.
That’s because sunlight still slips past the outer edges of the Earth and hits the Moon.
How often do they occur?
This will be the only total lunar eclipse of the year.
But, there will be a partial one in July.
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