What you need to know about Friday’s historic lunar eclipse

By Brenda Ruiz
orange leaves on a tree and a moon above
The moon sets over central Illinois trees showing their Fall colors Oct. 2, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. Seth Perlman / Associated Press
orange leaves on a tree and a moon above
The moon sets over central Illinois trees showing their Fall colors Oct. 2, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. Seth Perlman / Associated Press

What you need to know about Friday’s historic lunar eclipse

By Brenda Ruiz
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You’ll have to wake up before the sun Friday morning to catch the eclipse, but it’s a view that hasn’t been seen for more than 500 years.

Reset talks through what you should know about the upcoming nearly total lunar eclipse and other celestial events this year.

GUEST: Michelle Nichols, director of public observing at the Adler Planetarium