The Moon has four phases, in the full moon phase there are opportunities that the phenomenon that is called blood Moon, where the Moon is seen with a different color, this event often comes in conjunction with the so-called supermoon. This article will give a brief description of this fact.
Blood Moon
One Sunday, September 27, along with the dawn of Monday the 28th, an extraordinary phenomenon of astronomy appeared, which has the name blood Moon.
This was one of the last of the quartet that was formed, it was a tetrad (a set of four elements linked to each other), which began on April 15, 2015, returning on October 8 of the same year, then on October 4. April.
The question is: What really is this phenomenon, which can be both fascinating and fatal at the same time? The fatal thing is not an exaggeration, since there are always people who believe in superstitions and think that it is an alert that something will happen.
Some people thought that Sunday night was the last in their lives. Now, they can tell stories and assume nothing happened. Below, a brief explanation will be given, along with some secrets about this phenomenon. For more information on related phenomena, you can consult lunar eclipses.
It should be noted that NASA has published an animated publication about this event, which shows what happens when this phenomenon occurs. To learn more about the relationship between the Moon and Earth, find out more at Black moon.
Watch NASA's animation of the Blood Moon
What is a Red Moon?
It all has to do with a lunar eclipse, where the planet Earth is placed between its satellite and the Sun, coinciding with the supermoon. This event is also related to the myths surrounding the Moon.
While this was happening, the Earth's atmosphere was responsible for filtering the blue and green light emitted by the Sun, giving way to red light. This is why the Moon reflected the red light coming from the Earth's atmosphere. If you want to learn more about the lunar cycle, I invite you to learn about the full moon cycle.
What is a Supermoon?
It is the phenomenon that appears with the full moon, when it is closest to the Earth. This allows it to be viewed during its brightest phase. When it is at this stage, it can be seen up to 14% larger. The red hue is the brightness due to the reflection of the sun's rays from the planet. The Supermoon is an event that is also linked to other celestial phenomena, such as the .
In which part of the world was this phenomenon seen?
This was seen almost everywhere on the planet. The people of the Eastern Pacific Coast were the ones who saw this event before everyone else, this was on the night of the 27th. In Europe, they had to wait for the dawn of the next day, the 28th, of the month of September of the year 2015.
In the country of Spain they were able to observe it in almost all the cities of the peninsula, beginning its presence in the country at 2:22 am on Monday. The maximum of the show was at 4:47 am ending more or less at 7:22 am
When will it be repeated?
The union of these two events is not frequent, it has not happened since 1982. For those interested, you can find out more about the types of eclipses.
In the year 2020, there will be four supermoons, the largest and brightest moons that can appear in the sky. The second supermoon of the year 2020 will be on May 7.
That same day there was another curiosity, the alignment of the planet Jupiter, the Planet Saturn, the planet Mars and the satellite of the Moon, after two years will pass for this grouping to happen again, the two phenomena may occur together again.
Why do some People say that this is the arrival of the End of the World?
The one who announced this fatality was the American named John Hagee, who wrote a text called: "The Four Blood Moons: something is about to change." The first two Moons of this quartet were on Passover and followed by another Jewish holiday, the American made an analysis and said that this was a sign and that the end of the world was coming.
In the month of April, the first supermoon of spring appeared, where the wild blooms of North America appear.
It also has the name of “sprouting grass moon” or “egg moon”. Also, if you want to explore more about the Characteristics of Uranus, you can read about them, where they relate to these phenomena.
The moon did not have a deep pink, rather it was close to the golden color. According to NASA, it was an effect caused by the atmosphere, such as when the Sun turns at dawn, that over time its color becomes more reddish.
There are twelve full moons a year, one in each month. 2020 will be different: in October, a full moon will appear on the first day of the month and another full moon on the last day.
The fact that a month has two full moons is called "blue moon". And in this case it may be more curious, because the second moon will be on Halloween.
In the year 2020, there will be four supermoons, it is the biggest and brightest moon that can be in the sky. The second supermoon of the year was on May 7. That same day there was another curiosity, the alignment of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and the Moon satellite, later two years would pass for this grouping to happen again.
Curiosity about the Blue Moon is relevant to this topic.
Watch video about the Blood Moon