I just came back inside after standing on the balcony to look at the lunar eclipse. I wish I could have taken a picture to share, but my camera was not cooperative in that attempt. There are some great pictures of previous eclipses here.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into the shadow of the earth. The light of the moon is not completely blocked out, though, as some indirect sunlight filters around the earth and partially illuminates the moon after passing through earth's atmosphere. Because the blue colors in the light spectrum are filtered out by the atmosphere, the moon appears reddish brown. It was a pretty cool sight to see!
Wishing you a good night's sleep under the full moon, wherever you are...
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