(Courtesy: HR MacMillan Space Centre)

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) Heres a good reason to let your kids stay up past their bedtime; there will be a lunar eclipse tonight.

This particular event will see the moon turning into the colours of a sunset.

John Tanner with the HR MacMillan Space Centre says you dont need to do much just go outside!

Try and pick a nice dark spot and really notice the difference in brightness because if youre away from the city or a nice dark backyard, youll notice how much darker it gets during the eclipse. You might see the Milky Way stretching in the sky; youll see more stars showing up.

The Space Centre has an evening of events planned.

The eclipse itself is expected to start just before 10 p.m., with the main event coming just after midnight.

Just before 11 oclock youll start to see a little black nick [on] the side of the moon and slowly moving across and, of course, thats the shadow of the Earth. And, by 12:06 a.m., it will be fully in the shadow and its an eclipse! describes Tanner.

If you miss out, dont worry: This is just the first of four lunar eclipses that will be visible over the next two years.

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Astronomy lovers preparing to lose sleep for tonights lunar eclipse