Blood Moon rising tonight 3/13/25 (lunar eclipse)
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Lilith — 1 year ago(March 13, 2025 11:39 PM)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/blood-moon-rising-rare-total-lunar-eclipse-tonight/ar-AA1ARzH8?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=4201dbc398bb45b092dd28bf2720d916&ei=42
A "Blood Moon" will bathe a large swathe of the world in red light overnight Thursday during a rare total lunar eclipse.
Skygazers will be able to witness the celestial spectacle in the Americas and Pacific and Atlantic oceans, as well as in the westernmost parts of Europe and Africa.
The phenomenon happens when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up, causing our planet to cast a giant shadow across its satellite.
But as the Earth's shadow creeps across the Moon, it does not entirely blot out its white glow – instead the Moon turns a reddish colour.
This is because the only sunlight that reaches the Moon is "bent and scattered" as it goes through Earth's atmosphere, Daniel Brown, an astronomer at the UK's Nottingham Trent University, told AFP.
It is similar to how the light can become pink or red during sunrises or sunsets on Earth, he added.
And the more clouds and dust there are in Earth's atmosphere, the redder the Moon will appear.
The lunar eclipse, which will last around six hours on Friday morning, "is an amazing way to see the solar system in action", Brown said.
The period when the Moon is completely in Earth's shadow – called the totality – will be just over an hour.
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Lilith — 1 year ago(March 14, 2025 12:24 AM)
I'll see what tomorrow morning looks like.
I was just outside after taking the dog out and even this evening, the moon looks absolutely beautiful. It actually does look milky, hazy and reddish. It's glowing very bright and has quite an aura.
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Lilith — 1 year ago(March 14, 2025 03:40 PM)
I've noticed that as well. Even last night. That's what I attributed the milky hazy aura to. With the weather changing from warm to cold, warm to cold, and with so much ice still around, we've had a lot of fog.
Every now and then, we've had some beautifully clear evenings, however. Last night was still beautiful, however.
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Elle — 1 year ago(March 14, 2025 03:11 AM)
Yes
https://www.spiritualityhealth.com/spiritual-meaning-of-the-blood-moon
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