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SIGNS IN THE SKIES Blood moon will appear above Mars during longest lunar eclipse this century on Friday in extremely rare cosmic alignment
This week will see the moon's creamy sheen change to a menacing red - while Mars will shine brighter than it has for 15 years

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/6857098/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-friday-mars-when-what-time/

Its colour will change and darken from the normal creamy silver sheen to a menacing blood red.

The phenomenon struck terror into our ancestors and is still seen as a sign of doom in some parts of the world today.

In fact it is caused by sunlight being filtered through the Earth's atmosphere so that red colours predominate when it reaches the lunar surface.

Meanwhile, in a rare cosmic alignment, Mars will add to the spectacle by appearing directly below the blood moon at close to its maximum brightness.

A glorious view of Jupiter in the south-west will also be visible on Friday and amateur astrologers will have a chance of catching the International Space Station sailing overhead.

Blood moon 2018 will be longest lunar eclipse of the century. Will eclipse be visible in U.S.?
https://www.nj.com/weather/index.ssf/2018/07/blood_moon_2018_lunar_eclipse_july_in_us.html

When will the July lunar eclipse be visible?

Here's the bad news for people living in the United States. The longest lunar eclipse of the century will NOT be visible anywhere in North America.

That's because the eclipse will happen during daylight hours on our continent. Other places around the world, where the sky will be dark, will get to see this awesome sky show.

Those places are Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and South America, according to experts from NASA. So, if you happen to be visiting one of those places this weekend, you’re in luck!

Blood Moon 2018: Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of Century Occurs July 27
https://www.space.com/41007-blood-moon-2018-longest-lunar-eclipse-guide.html

The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century takes place this Friday, July 27.

The total phase of the "blood moon" eclipse of July 27 will last 1 hour and 43 minutes, during which Earth's natural satellite will turn a spectacular red or ruddy-brown color. From start to finish, the entire celestial event will last nearly 4 hours.

The eclipse won't be visible to viewers in North America, except via webcasts. But observers in much of Africa, the Middle East, southern Asia and the Indian Ocean region will get an eyeful, given cooperative weather, according to lunar scientist Noah Petro, of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. [In Photos: The Rare Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse of 2018]

Why you won't be able to see the blood moon eclipse in Michigan
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/07/18/july-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon/795761002/

While NASA has provided live streams of eclipses in the past, an agency spokeswoman told the Free Press it did not yet have plans to do so this year, but that might change.

Other websites, like timeanddate.com, are planning to provide a livestream of the event. That stream will kick off at 2 p.m. Detroit time, and the eclipse will be at its greatest point at 4:21 p.m.

If you'd prefer to watch an eclipse with your own eyes, you're in luck. The next lunar eclipse will occur over North America on Jan. 21 and Michigan will be able to see the entire thing.