PHOTOS: 'Blood moon' lunar eclipse shimmers night sky over western Washington
As the moon reflects the sun's light, the shadow dims the moon's glow. During the peak of a total lunar eclipse, the moon takes on a bit of a reddish hue as any leftover sunlight making it to the moon's surface is scattered by our earth's atmosphere.
A remarkable ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse took over the night sky. See photos of the phenomenon.
During the eclipse, the Earth passed between the sun and moon, blocking light from hitting the lunar surface, making the moon darker than usual. The moon turned a red hue, becoming a “blood moon,” due to the sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere before reaching its surface.
On the morning of Friday, March 14 -- the day of the full Worm Moon -- the moon will be 12 degrees above the western horizon ...
March's full moon, the Worm Moon, is extra special this year. But Washington residents may face cloudy skies that could ...
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