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Blood Moon Over North America | Dover News
Tonight’s sky is turning dramatic as a deep lunar eclipse—aka the “blood moon”—paints the moon in fiery reds and oranges, visible across North America. Earth’s shadow blankets nearly 97% of the moon at its peak, turning it crimson through a stunning atmospheric filter that strips away blue light and lets red wavelengths shine. This rare spectacle peaks just after midnight on the East Coast and lasts hours, with the next similar view waiting years. Coinciding with the August “sturgeon moon”—named for easy fishing in the Great Lakes—it’s also the last full moon before astronomical fall begins…
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