THUNDER BAY -- Clear skies made for fantastic viewing conditions late Sunday night and early Monday morning when the so-called blood moon ascended over Thunder Bay.
Though not a scientific term, blood moons, also known as total lunar eclipses, are named because of the reddish tint that occurs when the moon is fully eclipsed.
While the moon is left in the dark during a total lunar eclipse, some of the suns light does reach its surface, due to a filtering phenomenon known as Rayleigh scattering, which also colours the skies during sunrises and sunsets.
About one-in-three lunar eclipses are total, and, according to timeanddate.com, about four or five total eclipses can be seen in any given place on Earth each decade.
If you've got pictures you've taken of the blood moon, send them to news@dougallmedia.com and we'll post the best ones on the website.
