Tag: Astronomy

The Moon Looks Red

When you see a red moon, you’re seeing the red light that wasn’t scattered, but the blue and green light have been scattered away. That’s why the Moon looks red.

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The Earth’s atmosphere can scatter sunlight, and since moonlight is just  scattered sunlight, it can scatter that too. Red light can pass through the  atmosphere and not get scattered much, while light at the blue end of the  spectrum is more easily scattered. When you see a red moon, you’re seeing the  red light that wasn’t scattered, but the blue and green light have been  scattered away. That’s why the Moon looks red. ~~ Fraser Cain

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