what is the explanation of a red moon?
2006-10-10 15:26:40 · 4 answers · asked by Spazboy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
when the moon is low on the horizon the light passes through more of the earths atmosphere.
that difuses the blue end of the spectrum, shifting the color to the red end. just like the sunset
2006-10-10 15:35:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same as a red sun at sunset. At low angles to the earth, the light reflected off the moon passes through a greater thickness of the earth's atmosphere. The atmosphere filters out the shorter wavelengths of light, leaving only the longer (red) wavelengths for us to see.
2006-10-10 15:31:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Red Moon" is one of the names of the full moon in August.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon
There is also the "Blood Moon" which is another name for the Hunter's Moon, the first full moon after the Harvest moon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter%27s_moon
2006-10-10 18:22:28 · answer #3 · answered by i_sivan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read the book of "Revelations" in the bible.
2006-10-10 15:28:31 · answer #4 · answered by This guy... 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋