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'Blood moon' awes sky watchers in Americas and Asia
WASHINGTON: Stargazers in the Americas and Asia were treated to a lunar eclipse Wednesday, a celestial show that bathed the moon in a reddish tint to create a "blood moon".
During the total lunar eclipse, light beams into Earth's shadow, filling it with a coppery glow that gives it a red hue.
The early phase of the eclipse began at 4am, on the east coast of the United States.
During the total lunar eclipse, light beams into Earth's shadow, filling it with a coppery glow that gives it a red hue.
The early phase of the eclipse began at 4am, on the east coast of the United States.
A 'blood Moon' from 2011. The coppery hue is caused by light from the sun refracting through the Earth's atmosphere and striking the surface of the Moon - it's the same mechanism that makes sunsets and sunrises appear red. (Image sourse: Nasa)
