Total lunar eclipse of 27 July 2018. Total lunar eclipses occur when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon. The orange colour of the Moon is du
Total lunar eclipse of 27 July 2018. Total lunar eclipses occur when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon. The orange colour of the Moon is due to sunlight reflected from the Moon after passing through the Earth's atmosphere. The shorter wavelengths, such as blue light, are scattered more in Earth's atmosphere than longer wavelengths, such as red light. The orange colour leads to lunar eclipses being referred to as a blood moon. This eclipse took around 4 hours, with totality lasting for 1 hour and 43 minutes.
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