What Does Earth Look Like From Moon During A Lunar Eclipse?
Ever wondered what our stunning Earth looks like from space during a lunar eclipse? We got you covered!
Ever wondered what our stunning Earth looks like from space during a lunar eclipse? We got you covered!
On Tuesday, November 8, Earthlings were treated to the Blood Moon, or in other words, a total lunar eclipse. During this time, the Moon takes on a reddish hue in the night sky, giving onlookers a rare chance to observe the Earth's only natural satellite in red.
While we all know by now how the Moon appears during an eclipse, humanity has never observed how Earth appears from the Moon during such eclipse events.
A NASA visualisation could shed some light on the same, though. Below is an artist's depiction of the Earth during a lunar eclipse, as would be seen from the Moon's surface.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Developed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Scientific Visualization Studio, the image shows Earth's stunning continents obscured by darkness. Owing to the Sun, the Earth's appears to have a ring around it with an orange hue. Beautiful, right?
What causes the Moon to turn red?
When the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are aligned in a straight line at the same Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, a total lunar eclipse takes place.
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NASA recently explained why the Moon turns red during this time. All of the Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth's shadow that is called the umbra. Within this umbra, the Moon appears red, lending it the common reference of "Blood Moon."
Also read: Why Does Our Moon Turn 'Blood Red' During A Lunar Eclipse? NASA Explains
Only the sunlight that passes through the Earth's atmosphere ends up reaching the Moon, and this gives our natural satellite a red colour.
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Many people around the world were able to capture the lunar eclipse from November 8 on their smartphones, and an eclipse of this kind did not require any special equipment.
Also read: ISRO To Launch Its Third Moon Mission, Chandrayaan-3 In June 2023
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References
Wasser, B. E. M. W. A. T. V. (2022b, November 8). What You Need to Know About the Lunar Eclipse. Moon: NASA Science. https://moon.nasa.gov/news/185/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-lunar-eclipse/
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