Key Highlights
- On Tuesday evening, a dark shadow will begin to sweep across the bright and round full Moon.
- Once the Moon becomes fully immersed in shadow, it will take on a reddish glow.
- Astronomers call this “totality”.
- But with the ominous appearance of a red Moon hanging large in the sky, it’s no wonder that throughout history and across cultures it was seen as a portent of evil.
- In today’s world, the name “blood moon” has readily captured public imagination.
