A supermoon happens when the moon is at it’s closest point of elliptical orbit to Earth making it appear larger and closer than usual. A lunar eclipse happens when the sun, earth, and moon are lined up with earth in the middle causing the sun to cast a shadow that illuminates the moon so it appears brighter. When both happen at the same time you get what many refer to as a “Blood Moon” because of the red shadow the sun casts on the moon. This is a very rare occurrence that happened last in 1982 and if you miss it this time you won’t be able to see it again until the year 2033.
(Photos) LMAO! YG’s Fans Are Sure He Inspired The Blood Moon, Weezy’s Confused & Miley’s Seeing Diamonds
Late last night (or early this morning, depending upon your location) the moon was completely crimson, a rare occurrence called a “Blood Moon” that’s part of a lunar eclipse “tetrad:” a series of four consecutive total lunar eclipses that happen at about six-month intervals. If you missed it, though – don’t worry! Scientists say that the moon will glow red three more times over the next year and a half: October 8th of 2014 and April 4th and September 28th of 2015. Reactions to the Blood Moon were pretty hilarious on Twitter as it was going on. YG fans had fun with the “blood” idea (see above – LOL!) while Weezy didn’t know what was going on, Wiz was thinking of coyotes and Miley was seeing diamonds. Check out some celeb tweets in the gallery!
Don’t Miss The Last Total Lunar Eclipse Until 2014!!
The last total lunar eclipse of 2011 is set to happen within the next 24 hours! It will appear in the western sky Saturday morning just before dawn in the west coast of the U.S. More details after the jump… Wendy L.
