2006-10-31 03:13:38 · 6 answers · asked by Finally Forrest 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
When the moon is close to the horizon, light from the moon has to travel through more air before it reaches your eyes. Air scatters blue light, but red light is scattered less. So the white light reflecting off of the moon is broken up into various colors by the Earth's atmosphere, and the blue light is scattered away from your eyes, leaving only shades of red for you to see.
2006-10-31 04:06:31 · answer #1 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably the same reason a sunset is orange - the atmosphere scatters blue light, leaving the orange to be visible to your eyes.
2006-10-31 11:28:55 · answer #2 · answered by WildOtter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dust in the atmosphere
2006-10-31 11:15:07 · answer #3 · answered by lonnie_m_d 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
shining thru atomospheric contaminants.
2006-10-31 11:14:37 · answer #4 · answered by David B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it is Halloween.
2006-10-31 11:16:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it's made of cheese - geez didn;t you learn anything in kindegarden????
2006-10-31 11:15:56 · answer #6 · answered by Marshall Lee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋