Supermoon lunar eclipse, 27 September 2015, montage sequence. Total lunar eclipses occur when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon. The orange
Supermoon lunar eclipse, 27 September 2015, montage sequence. Total lunar eclipses occur when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon. The orange colour of the Moon at totality (far right) 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. Additionally, the Moon made a close approach to the Earth, a phenomenon known as a supermoon. This event was photographed from NASA's Glenn Research Center, Ohio, USA.
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