Why does the Moon turn red during a lunar eclipse - Blood Moon Explained

You might have noticed that during a total lunar eclipse our moon appears red. And we call this a blood moon. But what causes it to change its colour to red. And if it does why not some other colour, like, maybe blue. Or why not just keep on shining white as it does every time. What’s wrong with you blood moon?

What is a Blood Moon?
Is it bad if the moon is red?
Does the red moon affect your mood?

Find out the answer in this short animated video.

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Created by:
Shashank Palav

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[enkiimuto]

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[augustasister]

I LIKE YOUR ACCENT....DO NOT LOOSE IT!!

[ninasihota]

Thank you for teaching me this! It is really helpful bc I have a science presentation tomorrow at school and I’m not quite finished so I needed extra help and even tho this was short it gave me all the info I needed! Thank you!

[carsegamariluz]

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[snowwonder]

This is really cool! I remember I looked up out of curiosity "why are sunsets colorful" and came up with the same answer--it's because the light hitting you is traversing through more atmosphere. Funny hoe those two different things, one an everyday occurrence and one something more rare have the same cause. Great vid!

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[anaveragebengali]

I love ur explanation....thank you for informing

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[BluJao]

I love your videos. A lot more simpler and concise than most other science channels.

[barath]

Amazing video! It's well done and the concept was explained well. Good job! :)

[thetinnytortoiselivi]

right now im just seeing the blood moon and i wasent geting why it is red and i did the researches ao i found out it rly helped

[devyanirao]

Totally love ur animation dude!! Respect!! :) The content is great too!

[pawankumarangadi]

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[aakaashking]

Hey..if a moon occurs red in colour without a eclipse...what does it mean...plz reply soon..eagerly waiting for ur answer

[yippehanako]

I subscribed for your accent! It's nice

[nestormedeiros]

If its a shadow, there is no light of any color in the lunar surface.

[nirmalsharma]

very simple to unterstand this.... thanks

[peksn]

The animation is so good, and for the narration, I don't know about you, but I'm spanish and my pronunctation (which I'd say is quite good) mostly comes from watching british channels like nerd cubed etc, you could try that and learn a bit more about english (kinda fancy british) pronunctation :3

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