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Blood Moon is a term for a total lunar eclipse that makes the Moon look red, or for four total eclipses in a row. Learn why the Moon turns red, how often lunar tetrads occur, and the difference between Blood Moon and Blue Moon.
Jan 14, 2024 · A "blood moon" happens when Earth's moon is in a total lunar eclipse. While it has no special astronomical significance, the view in the sky is striking as the usually whitish moon becomes...
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- The moon enters the penumbral shadow. The shadow cone of the Earth has two parts: a dark, inner umbra, surrounded by a lighter penumbra. The penumbra is the pale outer portion of Earth's shadow.
- Earth's penumbral shadow appears. Now, the moon has progressed far enough into the penumbra that it should be evident on the moon's disk. Start looking for a very subtle light shading to appear on the moon's upper left portion.
- The moon enters Earth's umbral shadow. The moon now begins to cross into Earth's dark central shadow, called the umbra. A small, dark scallop begins to appear on the moon's upper-left (northeastern) limb.
- The moon is 75% covered. With three-quarters of the moon's disk now eclipsed, the part of it that is immersed in shadow should begin to light up very faintly, similar to a piece of iron heated to the point where it just begins to glow.
May 27, 2021 · Stargazers in a number of countries have been treated to a rare Super "blood" Moon as the Earth's satellite turned orangey-red. Such an event happens only when the Earth, the Moon and the Sun...
Nov 5, 2022 · Total lunar eclipses are sometimes known as blood moons because of the dramatic coloring caused by Earth’s atmosphere, which scatters light from the sun and brandishes it on the face of the...
May 18, 2021 · Learn what a supermoon and a lunar eclipse are, how they occur, and why the Moon turns red during a total eclipse. Find out when and where to see the May 26, 2021 supermoon eclipse and how to watch it online.
May 16, 2022 · A Blood Moon total lunar eclipse will occur on May 15-16, 2022 and will look similar to this view of one from July 2018. Here's everything you need to know about the event.
