Don’t Miss the Lunar Eclipse on April 14–15!
What exactly is a "blood moon," and what's its connection to a lunar eclipse?
Skywatchers will find out on April 15, as the first total lunar eclipse of 2014 kicks off a series of four blood moons expected to grace the night sky over the next year and a half. Just check out the new NASA video to learn more.
Total lunar eclipses are sometimes called "blood moons" as they can present "a dramatically colorful appearance, ranging from bright orange to blood red,” Fred Espenak, an astronomer with expertise in eclipses, told The Washington Post.
The dramatic colors are the result of dispersed light from the Earth's sunrises and sunsets falling on the face of the moon.
The upcoming eclipse will be the first in a lunar eclipse tetrad, the term for four consecutive lunar eclipses. It will begin at 2 a.m. EDT on April 15 and will be visible for most skywatchers in North America.(Source)
April Full Moon names from different cultures
April Moon Names
Leaf Moon (Kiowa).
Yellow Moon (Pima).
Flowers Moon (Pomo).
Growing Moon (Celtic).
Flower, Egg (Cherokee).
Frog Moon (Assiniboine).
(Full Janic), (Dark Janic).
Big Spring Moon (Creek).
Wildcat Moon (Choctaw).
Budding Moon (Mohawk).
Wind Breaks Moon (Hopi).
Leaf Split Moon (San Juan).
Big Leaves Moon (Apache).
Strawberry Moon (Natchez).
Ice Breaking Moon (Arapaho).
Geese Return Moon (Dakota).
Indian Corn Moon (Algonquin).
Green Grass moon (Sioux).
Geese Egg Moon (Cheyenne).
Sugar Maker Moon (Abernaki).
Awakening Moon (Neo Pagan).
Seed Moon (Medieval English).
Spring Moon (Passamaquoddy).
Corn Planting Moon (Winnebago).
Planterâs Moon (Colonial American).
Ashes Moon (Taos Native American).
Broken Snow Shoe Moon (Anishnaabe).
Big Spring Moon, Gray Goose Moon (Cree).
Other Names : Egg Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Planterâs Moon, Pink Moon, Fish Moon.
For those who can't go out to watch the rare lunar eclipse, NASA will be live streaming the total lunar eclipse here. The eclipse can also be seen via the Slooh Camera.
all of my life I have heard that blood on the moon meant that something bad was going to happen. that it was bad medicine. I'm Cherokee and wyandott. is this true?
I was always told it was a sine of great change in the coming days
I have looked at a several live feeds of the eclipse tonight and your is the best! Thank you for hosting it.
wow thank u for videoing this incredible event as I could not go out that night I am very happy that I could still see it :D