What is a Blood Moon?

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and seen a glowing, dark red moon? It looks like a giant floating campfire ember, but what exactly is a Blood Moon? Join Mira and Finn as they blast off 238,855 miles into space to solve this spectacular lunar mystery! You will discover what happens when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up perfectly to create an enormous shadow called the umbra. But the Moon does not just go black! Instead, our planet's atmosphere acts like a massive magnifying glass, bending the red light from every single sunrise and sunset happening on Earth and shining it right onto the Moon's dusty surface! Learn all about Rayleigh scattering, the Danjon scale, and how a massive volcanic eruption like Mount Pinatubo can completely change the Moon's color. Plus, find out why NASA has to turn off its space robots during an eclipse to stop them from freezing in the sudden 540-degree temperature drop! It is a breathtaking cosmic light show that you definitely do not want to miss!