Why does the Moon turn red during a lunar eclipse?
Kevin Kehoe, Great Lakes, Illinois
July 2000 During a lunar eclipse, the Moon can turn various shades of red, orange, brown, or yellow. Eduardo Pulver If you were an astronaut standing on the moon during totality, you would see Earth eclipsing the sun. Earth would appear as a dark disk surrounded by a brilliant red ring-our atmosphere glowing with the light of all the planet's sunsets and sunrises. It's this light that we see bathing the moon during totality. — RICHARD TALCOTT, SENIOR EDITOR |
