Blood moon seen around China - Xinhua

Blood moon seen around China

English.news.cn | 2014-10-09 07:17:50 | Editor: Mengjie

$A total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon because of the red color that is cast upon it by light refracting in Earth's atmosphere.$

The photo taken on Oct. 8, 2014 using multiple exposure shows the moon in the sky during a total lunar eclipse in east China's Shanghai. A total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon because of the red color that is cast upon it by light refracting in Earth's atmosphere. (Xinhua/Chen Fei)

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