On the evening of May 15, weather permitting, people in Central Pennsylvania will have the opportunity to view the only lunar eclipse of the year.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth. Since the sun and the moon need to be on exact opposite sides of the Earth, a total eclipse will occur when the moon is full. These lunar eclipses are sometimes called “blood moons” as the red part of the sun’s light gets refracted, or bent by the atmosphere, dimly giving the moon a reddish color.
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