Will This Week’s Lunar Eclipse Be a Blood Moon?

Contrary to popular perception, this week’s lunar eclipse will not produce a blood moon; rather it will appear slightly reddish-tinged. Due to Earth’s atmosphere, which preferentially diffuses short wavelengths of sunlight while permitting longer ones through, making the moon appear orange or deep red in color. It’s a total lunar eclipse This week’s lunar eclipse,…

Super Blood Moon Eclipse

Early Wednesday morning, the Moon suddenly lit up red like an extravagant rosebud in the predawn sky for an extended period – an unprecedented celestial event known as a super blood moon eclipse. Lunar eclipses begin when the Moon enters Earth’s outer shadow, the penumbra, before moving further inward and entering its darker umbra. What…