This page describes an image Partial Lunar Eclipse over southern Portugal
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Image caption:
The image shows a partial lunar eclipse from the 16th of July, taken in southern Portugal. A lunar eclipse happens at full moon so without the eclipse we would see the full lunar disk. Earth’s curved shadow is clearly visible on the left side of the lunar disk. The remaining surface of the Moon is dipped into a deep orange color due. This is because at a lunar eclipse the Earth is positioned between the Moon and the Sun. While the solid part of the Earth creates the shadow we see on the left side of the Moon, sunlight also shines through Earth’s atmosphere. This scatters blue sunlight allowing most red sunlight through, the same process which turns the evening sun into a beautiful and colorful sunset.
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Related glossary terms:
Eclipse
, Partial Lunar Eclipse
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