I went out to see the eclipse. The moon was almost fully shadowed but wasn’t red. Went back inside and waited 45 minutes. Still no red. I’m disappointed.
What part of the country do you live? I live in SW Mo, and it was so red (kind of a real dark orange actually) that is was slightly unnerving.
Looked red to me. Well ... sort of a blood red, maybe.
Well, trying to reconcile your experience, I would first note that as the eclipse begins we see a dark edge appear, which spreads across the moon.
During this time, there is no red, because the bright portion of the moon outshines the dark portion. It is only when the bright portion fades away that we see the dark portion lit with a “blood red” light.
This is certainly how I experienced tonight’s eclipse.
Pouring rain.
Saw nothing.
:(
No red here in So Cal either....just a dingy brownish.