Ayush Singh
Nov 27, 2023
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The moon occasionally appears in the night sky in a striking orange or crimson hue, as you may have seen.
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The reason behind this phenomenon is the way in which the sun's rays hit the surface of the moon after filtering through the Earth's atmosphere.
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According to NASA, as the moon enters the inner part of Earth's shadow, known as the umbra, a portion of the sunlight that enters Earth's skies scatters before it reaches the surface of the moon.
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Colors with shorter wavelengths, like blues and violets, have a higher tendency to scatter compared to colors with longer wavelengths, such as red and orange.
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During a lunar eclipse, the moon's appearance becomes redder as the amount of dust or clouds in Earth's atmosphere increases.
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