A total lunar eclipse or also known as the blood moon is set to peak and offer the observers a remarkable view on Wednesday night, Oct. 8. As long as cloudy skies do not get in the way of the viewing experience, viewers from across the Pacific Ocean, North America, Australia and western Asia will be able to see the second total lunar eclipse for the year 2014.

According to a Gizmodo report, the viewers will be seeing a blood red globe during the total lunar eclipse as a result of the light bending around the Earth's atmosphere on its path from the sun to the moon. The first total lunar eclipse that occurred last Apr. 15 was a little disappointing in Australia since it took place right after sundown.

However, the second total lunar eclipse is expected to offer a great sky display since it will occur during prime time even in the western states of Australia. A report from ABC News revealed to the interested observers where and what time to best view the 2014 total lunar eclipse in Australia.

In New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania, the eclipse will begin at 8:15 p.m. and ends at 11:35 p.m. with the totality starting at 9:25 p.m. and then ends at 10:25 p.m. For those in Queensland, the sky event will begin at 7:15 p.m. and ends at 10:35 p.m. with the totality starting at 8:25 p.m. and then ends at 9:25 p.m.

In South Australia, the viewers can observe the beginning of the eclipse at 7:45 p.m. and it will end at 11:05 p.m. while the totality starts at 8:55 p.m. and ends at 9:55 p.m. The eclipse will begin at 6:46 p.m. in Northern Territory and ends at 10:05 p.m. while the totality is set to kick off at 7:55 p.m. then ends at 8:55 p.m.

In Western Australia, the eclipse starts at 6:19 p.m. and then ends at 8:35 p.m. with the totality beginning at 6:25 p.m. and the closing stage happening at 7:25 p.m. Observers who cannot view the total lunar eclipse can still have a viewing experience of the event through live online webcasts of the Slooh Community Observatory and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

According to a Space.com report, the NASA webcast on Oct. 8 will start at 3 a.m. EDT (0700 GMT) and the participants can chat with the moon experts of the space agency. As for the Slooh webcast, it will begin at 5 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT).

The remaining two in the series of lunar eclipses will occur in 2015. The third total lunar eclipse is set to take place on Apr. 5, 2015 while the last one will happen on Sept. 28, 2015.

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