Sky-gazers will get a brilliant opportunity this April to view a total lunar eclipse that will engulf the whole sky with a red light. It will not be wrong to term the spectacle as bloody treat. April 15 is the date when the sky delight will be available to gazers in the morning. So, do not forget to set your alarm clock for early morning, as the sky fiesta will being at 3:07 am (EST).

The duration of the eclipse has been estimated by astronomers to be of 77 minutes. It is not the only eclipse that would provide you a chance to see something spectacular in the sky, but there are three others as well waiting in the wings to occur over a period of next 18 months. Isn't it amazing?

These types of eclipses are dubbed as blood moon because the moon acquires a deep red color. Well, total lunar eclipses are often seen in a supernatural light. The four upcoming total lunar eclipses will occur in arrow six months apart. So, the first eclipse will take place on April 15, the second on April 15, the third on April 4, 2015 and the last will take place on September 28, 2015.

The phenomenon behind the moon going red during the total eclipse is that the sunlight it receives is refracted by the edges of the earth's atmosphere. As a result, the refracted light turns the moon red. Total eclipses can be viewed from any place on earth during the time of the eclipse. Total solar eclipse does not provide such a liberty as it can only be seen from specific areas affected by the eclipse.

About five total lunar eclipses have been reported by scientists during the last century. But this century will see occurrence of eight total lunar eclipses, said astronomers.