This photo of the Moon was taken in the skies of Santiago de Chile. Our satellite was a beautiful blood red color on the night of May 15-16, due to a total eclipse. Explanations of this phenomenon.
You may have observed it if you are an early riser: yesterday morning, part of the total eclipse was visible in France. We speak of a lunar eclipse when the Earth is exactly between the Sun and the Moon, on a full Moon evening. This exceptional event will not happen again before 2029 on this side of the planet.
The eclipse lasted from 3:32 a.m. (Paris time) to end around 8:50 a.m., but it was only visible in France (on the Atlantic coast) between 5:29 a.m. and 6:09 a.m., before sunrise. Unfortunately, the show was spoiled a few times by the presence of clouds that night.
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Why was the moon red?
That night the moon was red. This is precisely because the sun’s rays did not reach it, because they were filtered by the Earth’s atmosphere. France 3 explains this phenomenon as follows: The Red Moon appears when ” the longer wavelength rays (red) continue to reach the Moon and give it a copper hue. It is this same phenomenon which gives its color to the sunsets. Concretely, depending on the atmospheric conditions, the red color of the Moon varies from orange to bright red.
The next total lunar eclipse will take place on November 8, 2022, but it will only be visible from Asia, Oceania and the American continent.
Some consider that this kind of rare event influences our actions. Let us simply note that on the same day, Emmanuel Macron appointed Elisabeth Borne as Prime Minister, in place of Jean Castex.
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