That’s because of the light refraction through the atmosphere of Earth that we get the reddish glow on the Moon. If Earth had no atmosphere the Moon would have gone nearly completely dark. (By the way, the Moon has sometimes gone nearly black during a lunar eclipse in the past if there was a lot of dust in the atmosphere caused by things like a major volcanic eruption.)
Thanks much.
I think I understand the part the atmosphere plays . . . similar to the harvest moon effect in terms of color, right???
But why does this one seem reader, more colored, than my memory of past such eclipses??
My memory or something different in the atmosphere?
When was the last time this happened like this, if you know? Thanks in advance.