What are lunar eclipses and when is the next one?
What it looked like
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Lunar Eclipse explained
Lunar Eclipse Essentials
Lunar/Solar
Did you get to see the lunar eclipse last night? It was pretty cool! We will learn a lot more about the moon phases, shadows, day and night, and the earth and moon's rotation and revolution when we do our Space unit in a couple months. I did want to give you a few links and some info on the eclipse now, since one just occured.
A lunar eclipse only happens when the moon is lined up in earth's shadow. That means it will always occur during the phase of a full moon. Watch the videos above to see an animation of this occurring. The earth is blocking the sun light from hitting the moon. It looks slightly red because red and orange are the longest wavelengths and are the only colors to reach the moon through the earth's atmosphere at that time. That is also why we have orange and red sunsets.
Why is a blood moon red?
Blood Moon
What it looked like
More Info
Lunar Eclipse explained
Lunar Eclipse Essentials
Lunar/Solar
Did you get to see the lunar eclipse last night? It was pretty cool! We will learn a lot more about the moon phases, shadows, day and night, and the earth and moon's rotation and revolution when we do our Space unit in a couple months. I did want to give you a few links and some info on the eclipse now, since one just occured.
A lunar eclipse only happens when the moon is lined up in earth's shadow. That means it will always occur during the phase of a full moon. Watch the videos above to see an animation of this occurring. The earth is blocking the sun light from hitting the moon. It looks slightly red because red and orange are the longest wavelengths and are the only colors to reach the moon through the earth's atmosphere at that time. That is also why we have orange and red sunsets.
Why is a blood moon red?
Blood Moon