That's because, even though the Earth is casting its shadow on the moon, the sun is still passing through ... which is why the sky is blue. Only the red portion of the light spectrum cuts through ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Look to the sky Wednesday night to see the last super blue ... full moon this year. A full moon occurs when the Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun.

That's because, even though the Earth is casting its shadow on the moon, the sun is still passing through ... which is why the sky is blue. Only the red portion of the light spectrum cuts through ...

This is when a so-called “blood moon” lunar ... the higher frequency blue wavelengths are scattered out—which is what gives our sky its characteristic color. Red and orange wavelengths ...

Narrator: A blood moon lunar eclipse wasn ... It appears blue because air molecules in earth's atmosphere scatter blue light more easily than red. But during sunrise and sunset, the light travels ...