A photo of the Earth's Moon during a total lunar ecplise. The entire disk is a light red color. The color is caused by refracted light from the Earth's atmosphere.

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   Total lunar eclipse! It's a blood Moon, alright. A bit fuzzy with clouds passing by. :/

   The red color is cause by refracted sun light from the Earth's atmosphere. It's like the Earth is casting a combination sunrise / sunset onto the Moon's surface.

   Totality lasts until 13:31am PDT (08:31 UTC). 4/4

   Get outside and look! Maximum eclipse is at 11:58pm PDT.