What is a blood moon? How rare is it???
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The phenomenon whereby the moon is total eclipse appear reddish in color as it is illuminated by sunlight filtered and refracted by the earth atmosphere is known as blood moon.And a blood moon happens during the total lunar eclipse when the earth passes in between the sun and the moon which block the sun light from falling directly onto the moon .The little light come from the edges of the earth atmosphere lit up the moon's surface it appear red or reddish brown. unlike solar eclipse there is no need of special equipment .this eclipse can be seen by naked eyes.
it is rare because it occurs twice in three years and many believed that blood moon is the sign of end and it's the first in lunar eclipse when we got to see this red moon .Also cause it is the time when the moon will be visible to the naked human eyes in reddish colour .This entire event unfold over a course of four hours.
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The moon is fully in Earth's shadow. At the same time, a little bit of light from Earth's sunrises and sunsets (on the disk of the planet) falls on the surface of the moon. Because the light waves are stretched out, they look red. When this red light strikes the moon's surface, it also appears red
A “blood moon” is a name given to the moon during a lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, casting the moon into shadow.
Unlike with a solar eclipse, when the moon passes between the Earth and sun, blocking the sun’s light, the moon is not “turned dark” during an eclipse, but instead appears to turn red.
Lunar eclipses are less common than solar eclipses, with a maximum of three occurring in any given location per year, though some years there can be none. However, each lunar eclipse is visible from more than half the Earth.
If this eclipse is rare, it is because it will last for so long. The moon will be in the Earth’s shadow for four hours and totally eclipsed for one hour and 43 minutes, which is just short of the theoretical limit of a lunar eclipse (one hour and 47 minutes). The eclipse will last for so long on Friday night because the moon will be passing through the centre of the Earth’s shadow