“You can think of the moon’s reddish-brown color during the eclipse as a projection of all of the sunsets and sunrises on the Earth at that moment," says Davis.
He says, "a neat way to think about it would be if you were standing on the moon looking back at Earth you would see this just brilliant ring of red light.”
Davis says different things can affect the color. Volcanic eruptions and a particularly cloudy day will make the moon look redder.
The eclipse will start at 9:07 PM and be at its deepest in the eclipse at 10:48 PM Sunday. |