A rare copper-colored moon will illuminate the night sky this March
The night sky will transform during a total lunar eclipse as the moon passes through Earth's shadow, taking on a striking reddish-orange hue known as a Blood Moon.
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth aligns perfectly between the sun and the moon, blocking direct sunlight. Instead of going dark, the lunar surface glows with a copper color caused by Rayleigh scattering. This phenomenon happens because Earth’s atmosphere bends red light toward the moon while filtering out shorter blue wavelengths.
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