The longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years will grace the night sky, writes USA TODAY.

According to NASA, the eclipse will last three hours and 28 minutes, the longest partial eclipse of this century and the longest in 580 years.

For East Coast observers, the partial eclipse begins a little after 2 a.m. Friday and reaches its maximum at 4 in the morning. For observers on the West Coast, it begins just after 11 p.m. Thursday and reaches a maximum at 1 a.m. Friday.

And you don’t need any special glasses to see it, unlike during a solar eclipse. All you need is to wake up and get out there, with a coat to keep warm for the chilly November night.

“Partial lunar eclipses might not be quite as spectacular as total lunar eclipses - where the moon is completely covered in Earth"s shadow - but they occur more frequently”, - NASA said.