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A stunning blood moon, which occurs when the Moon takes on a reddish hue during a lunar eclipse, was partially visible in the UK early Friday morning, just before sunrise.
The UK experienced only a partial lunar eclipse, with just a section of the Moon appearing red. By the time the full lunar eclipse peaked at 6:58 a.m., the Moon had already dipped below the horizon, as reported by Sky News.
In contrast, observers in North and South America enjoyed the view of a Total Lunar Eclipse, capturing some incredible photographs from those regions.
The term “blood moon” derives from the way the Moon gradually darkens and ultimately turns red as it passes into Earth’s shadow.
During a partial lunar eclipse, a shadowy area can be seen on the Moon, indicating that the Sun, Earth, and Moon are nearly aligned but not perfectly so.
Such blood moon events are quite rare. The last Total Lunar Eclipse, during which the Moon was completely crimson, occurred in May 2022.
Astronomer Jake Foster from the Royal Observatory Greenwich explained, “When the Earth positions itself between the Sun and the Moon, the only sunlight that reaches the Moon must first filter through the Earth’s atmosphere.”
“As this sunlight passes into the atmosphere, different wavelengths of light are scattered in varying amounts, giving rise to different colors. Blue light scatters the most, which is why our skies appear blue,” he added.
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