On Thursday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m. Tom Traub will inform the public about that night’s Total Lunar Eclipse (also known as a “Blood Moon”). The program will talk about eclipses in general and what the public can expect to see and how to observe this rare, beautiful event. This is the first Total Lunar Eclipse since November 8, 2022, that will be visible and well-placed high in our night sky. It will be our best Total Lunar Eclipse for several years to come. The Moon will start to enter Earth’s shadow at 11:57 p.m. on the 13th, but it will take about 45 minutes before it will be noticeable. At 1:09 a.m. on the 14th, the Moon will enter the Earth’s umbral shadow, and a partial eclipse will be visible. The Moon will be totally covered from 2:25 a.m. till 3:31 a.m., being 45 degrees up in the SSW sky. The Moon will continue in partial eclipse till 4:47 a.m. and finally leave the Earth’s shadow at 6:00 a.m. The observatory will be open that night to watch the eclipse in its entirety. So, if you don’t want to stay up all night, just come for the program, then go home and set your alarms. The Martz-Kohl Observatory, located at 176 Robbin Hill Road, Frewsburg, NY, is operated by the Marshal Martz Memorial Astronomical Association, Inc., a non-profit organization devoted to the amateur astronomer. The emphasis of the association is observational astronomy, well-rooted in education outreach and enjoyment of the starry skies.