Wednesday 8th October 2014
Here is another one of those great natural science discussion-starters for students of all ages …..
A blood red moon will emblazon Australian skies on Wednesday night, during a rare total lunar eclipse.
A blood moon occurs in the event of a total lunar eclipse, when the Sun, Moon and Earth form a line and the Earth blocks all sunlight to the Moon.
The Moon turns a deep red as some light from the sun is bent around Earth’s atmosphere and reflected onto the Moon.