A lunar eclipse is set to begin Friday May 24, 2013 at 11:37 p.m. EST and continue overnight until Saturday and will be broadcast by the Slooh Space Camera.

Eclipses of the moon only occur during Full Moon phase when the moon passes through Earth's penumbral or umbral shadows producing an eclipse. The penumbral eclipse is one of three types of eclipses and occurs when the Moon traverses Earth's penumbral shadow (Moon misses Earth's umbral Shadow.)

The Visual of a penumbral eclipse is very particular and such a shallow eclipse is only of academic interest since it will be doifficult to detect, according to NASA. It is the second lunar eclipse of the year, the space agency reports.

During the event, the Moon will be visible from the Americas and western Africa.

The May 25 penumbral lunar eclipse is the very first eclipse of Saros 150, a series of 71 eclipses in the following sequence: 8 penumbral, 23 partial, 12 total, 15 partial, and 13 penumbral lunar eclipses (Espenak and Meeus, 2009). reports NASA.

Watch tonight's Lunar Eclipse Live below: