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Blood Moon Photos Light Up Twitter

Did you see the blood moon last night? If you missed it, you might want to check out the #BloodMoon2014 hashtag. Twitter users have been sharing their blood moon photos all morning.

CNN reports that this was the second blood moon of the year. The next will occur on April 4, 2015 and then another will rise up about six months later on September 28, 2015.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth comes between the sun and the moon. The earth casts a shadow on the moon which then turns a blood red thanks to sunlight being scattered by the atmosphere.

NASA explains: “A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth casts a shadow that blocks sunlight that normally reflects off of the moon. A total lunar eclipse can only happen when the sun, Earth and moon are perfectly aligned. During the time of total eclipse, the moon will often look reddish due to red and orange light being scattered by the atmosphere. This eerie, harmless effect has earned the tongue-in-cheek nickname “blood moon.”

Here’s a video about last night’s blood moon.

Post by NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Did you get a chance to see the blood moon? You’ll get two more chances next year.

photo credit: goingslo via photopin cc

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Dan Evon was born, raised, and currently lives in Chicago. He is the Editor-In-Chief at Social News Daily. Over the last six years Evon has helped build several web platforms to millions of monthly readers. Dan is an expert is social media platform building and a freelance content consultant specializing in trending, evergreen and news content.

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