Tuesday, April 5, 2016

SuperMoon

SuperMoon Eclipse Boras, Sweden
On 28 September 2015, a supermoon coincided with a lunar eclipse, resulting in this photograph of the moon in a striking shade of red. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly behind the Earth and is cloaked by our planet’s shadow. The only visible light is refracted through it, creating the unusual colour. Due to its red hue, a lunar eclipse is often referred to as a “blood moon”. Photo: Peter Folkesson/National Maritime Museum.

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