On Tuesday, April 15th (at 12:07 a.m. lasting until 1:25 a.m. PDT), there will be a total lunar eclipse that will turn the
moon a coppery red, NASA says. It's called a blood moon, and it's one of four
total eclipses that will take place in North America within the next year and a
half.
The moon will turn to blood as it
aligns with Earth and sun
Then do so thrice more ere a year and a half is done,
'Tis not the herald of the apocalypses
Just the first of four total lunar eclipses
Then do so thrice more ere a year and a half is done,
'Tis not the herald of the apocalypses
Just the first of four total lunar eclipses
What is a Blood Moon? “The amount of refracted light depends on the
amount of dust or clouds in the atmosphere; this also controls how much light
is scattered. In general, the dustier the atmosphere, the more that other
wavelengths of light will be removed (compared to red light), leaving the
resulting light a deeper red color. This causes the resulting coppery-red hue
of the Moon to vary from one eclipse to the next.”
–Wikipedia
Two good songs to listen to tonight on youtube are, "Pink Moon" by Nick Drake and " Bad Moon Rising", by Creedence Clearwater.
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