The best time to view the full moon this month will be around dusk on Saturday, April 12. If you miss it on Saturday, the ...

During a lunar eclipse, the moon gets its red coloration because any sunlight ... so the phenomenon would be most apparent in the hours after sunset when the sky is dark. Viewers can also look ...

The moon turns red only during a total lunar eclipse ... “some of the light coming straight across the atmosphere at sunset and sunrise gets bent and redirected into Earth’s shadow.” ...

Meanwhile, the longer-wavelength red and orange light — what we see during sunset and sunrise — is refracted, meaning it bends and is then projected onto the Moon. That stunning red color is ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, April 11An hour after sunset, the bright planet Jupiter stands out in eastern Taurus, forming a V with the two tips of the Bull's horns, ...

However, Earth's atmosphere bends part of the sunlight, a process similar to what happens during sunrise and sunset ... red and orange, manage to pass through the atmosphere and reach the Moon's ...

Total lunar eclipse – The entire Moon moves into Earth's shadow and turns red. Partial lunar eclipse – Only part of the Moon enters Earth's shadow, creating a visible dark section. Penumbral lunar ...

The first full moon of spring, called a Pink Moon or Paschal Moon, will take place Saturday and it has a unique tie to the ...