The second and final lunar eclipse of the year will bring a blood moon that is sure to be bigger
and brighter than the first. The lunar eclipse will occur in the early hours of
Wednesday morning, before sunrise in the Eastern Time zone. If you’re on the
west coast you can get a glimpse in the middle of the night. When the moon
passes between the Earth and the sun, it’s called a solar eclipse. When the
Earth passes between the moon and the sun it’s called a lunar eclipse. Unlike a
solar eclipse, the use of special telescopes and fancy goggles won’t be needed
to view the eclipse, binoculars could help enhance the view though. The appearance
of the moon during this lunar eclipse will appear to be a dark red, almost
burgundy. A Lunar eclipse is the earth’s shadow appearing on the moon so why
the red color? The Sun, the Earth, and the Moon are all in a straight line.
That's why. The Moon appears red because the reflection of every sunrise and
sunset is happening simultaneously because they are aligned.
I’ve heard a few urban legends about the occurrence of a
blood moon. Some Christians attribute prophetic significance to the blood
moon that just occurred on April 15, 2014 because it will be the first of a
lunar "tetrad" or four total lunar eclipses in a
row, occurring in 2014 and 2015. Also because each of those eclipses falls on
an important Jewish holiday, Passover and Sukkot. I’ve always heard that the
spotting of a red moon meant the “end of times” were coming. The blood moons
never have an impact on me, negative or positive. However, I am repeatedly
amazed at what happens in our universe.
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