When the Moon turns red
This image shows the Moon at various stages during a total lunar eclipse in January 2018. The Moon turns red during a lunar eclipse because it is illuminated by light that has passed through the Earth's atmosphere. This reddish colour has therefore led to a lunar eclipse being known as a "Blood Moon".
Credit:P. Horálek/ESO
About the Image
| Id: | 2018-01-31-mozaika |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 9 July 2018, 09:29 |
| Size: | 7724 x 5126 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Eclipse, Moon |
| Type: | Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Eclipse : Lunar : Total |
| Category: | Solar System |
