Tomorrow Oct 7 is a full moon day . That time , lunar eclipse is formed .
Why do lunar eclipses formed only on full moon days ?
A lunar eclipse is formed when Sun , Earth and FULL MOON all come in a straight line .
Earth's shadow will be on moon . During lunar eclipse , moon look coppery red because Earth can not overshadow moon completely . Some of reddish sunlight reaches moon thus making it coppery red .
Full moons of four total lunar eclipses on a row are called " Blood moons " .
The series began on April 14-15 , 2014. To identify this series , there must not be any partial lunar eclipses in between the row of lunar eclipses .
Tomorrow's moon is the second blood moon .
Why do lunar eclipses formed only on full moon days ?
A lunar eclipse is formed when Sun , Earth and FULL MOON all come in a straight line .
Earth's shadow will be on moon . During lunar eclipse , moon look coppery red because Earth can not overshadow moon completely . Some of reddish sunlight reaches moon thus making it coppery red .
Full moons of four total lunar eclipses on a row are called " Blood moons " .
The series began on April 14-15 , 2014. To identify this series , there must not be any partial lunar eclipses in between the row of lunar eclipses .
Tomorrow's moon is the second blood moon .
