What happens when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing Earth's shadow to be cast upon the Moon?

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Don Mac
Feb 23, 2016

A lunar eclipse is occuring.

Explanation:

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, causing the moon to go dark or in some cases, reddish in color

.http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html image source here

Here is a time lapse series of pics showing the fall 2015 lunar eclipse.

http://imgur.com/QZcbvPHenter image source here

Ancient people's used to think that lunar eclipses were a bad omen or other crazy ideas. We now know that they are not really that special or mean anything in particular.

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