Lunar eclipse visible in Southern California

LOS ANGELES (NBC, KYMA) - A lunar eclipse, causing a 'blood moon,' was visible in Southern California early Tuesday morning.

The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles held a livestream as the eclipse happened.

It's caused by the earth passing between the sun and the moon. However, the moon does not go completely dark.

Instead, it glows with a reddish color, as the light from the sun is being filtered and bent by the Earth's atmosphere, much like a sunset.

This is the last total lunar eclipse visible in North America until December 31, 2028.