Setting moon. Moon setting over Sikinos, a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea. The Moon appears red because particles suspended in the atmosphere s

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Setting moon. Moon setting over Sikinos, a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea. The Moon appears red because particles suspended in the atmosphere scatter red light less effectively than blue light.

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Keywords: astronomical, astronomy, glow, greece, greek, island, light, lunar, mediterranean, moon, natural, peaceful, planetary, red, science, sea, set, setting, sikinos, sky