Why does the Moon look Red?

in mgsc •  7 years ago 

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Moon doesn't have light of its own.
Sunlight or white light is the mixture of visible colours . When sunlight falls on moon ,it reflects all the visible colours equally, making the moon to appear white.
However during the lunar eclipse the earth looks Red because it comes between the sun and the moon.
This happens because of Earth's atmosphere. Sunlight coming from sun scatters into the light of shorter wavelength due to atmosphere . However ,Red colour which has the longest wavelength is least scattered. Hence it goes to the moon, making it look red.

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However during the lunar eclipse the earth looks Red because it comes between the sun and the moon.

Shouldn't moon be here instead of earth !!!!

No bro

beautiful moment when earth comes in between the sun and the moon then created the red moon. anybody like this moment?

Yea I like and it's very beneficial bro

If you see my blog live eclipse?

I have seen bro that was amazing

hallo bro , aapne acha post likha .

Thanks a lot , keep in touch br

So Beutifull view But I don't know Red Moon

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Yes, beautiful. You could check out Rayleigh Scattering for more information which also explains why sunrises and sunsets have a reddish/orange color.

Red moon occurs when the earth comes in between the sun and the moon..

#abhishektechguru Is there any harm for us if the Moon turns Red?

No bro

Nice friend,by applying similar concept we can tell why sun look reddish during sunrise and sunset and also blueness of sky

Yea bro that true ... Keep in touch

Great blog .....we should know about it
Thanks for sharing

Thank bro for reading , keep in touch

Reflection of light from sun

That not the true reason

Very well written and informative article!

Thanks bro keep in touch

interesting topic for blood moon and good explanation brother so thanks for sharing and keep posting :)

Thanks ,. Keep in touch bro for such an article ..

Informative

Thanks bro

really amazing bro ...

Thanks bro

The moon was really looking beautiful during the eclipse

Yea bro