Blood Moon... Logan.S
What Is The Blood Moon: A total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a Blood Moon, because of the reddish tinge the Full Moon takes on when fully eclipsed. The term is also frequently used to describe four total lunar eclipses that occur in a row.
When Do They Appear: The big red moon also called the "The Blood Moon" does not appear as often as you think they only happen once (1) every 1-3 years. The next "Blood Moon" will be happening Jan 31 2018. After that it will happen Jul 27-28, 2018, followed by Jan 20-21, 2019, then May 26, 2021 and last will occur May 15-16, 2022.
How Do They Happen: They happen when the earth sun and moon all Aline in a straight line.
How Does The Moon Turn Red: The moon turn's a special shade of red in many part's of the world as the earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, casting it's shadow on the Moon's surface.
How The Earth Cast's It's Shadow: The Moon does not have any light unlike the sun. It shines because the surface reflects sunlight. During a total lunar eclipse.
Why Red: The reason why the Moon takes on a reddish color during totality is a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. It is the same mechanism responsible for causing colorful sunrises and sunsets and the sky to look blue.
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