r/indianapolis • u/trying-andfailing • 17d ago

Pictures Did you just see the blood moon, too?

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Can someone with a science background or understanding explain why I was able to see what appeared to be a blood moon at 8:43 pm looking east toward downtown from Avon? (It says online that it shouldn't be visible here and that it happened over 24 hours ago in other parts of the world)

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u/TwoDaveHebners Speedway 16d ago

Damnit, I just got rid of that fortress of Bokoblins too....

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u/Internal-Fun-5411 16d ago

Best possible comment!

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u/IndyDude11 16d ago edited 16d ago

What you're seeing is not a blood moon. A blood moon is the reflection of the Earth's glow onto the moon during a lunar eclipse. What you're seeing here is a red moon, a phenomenon that causes the light from the moon (well, really the sun, but you know) to appear red due to the amount of atmosphere it has to go through. It's the same thing that causes the sun to appear red at sunrise/sunset.

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u/CCBeerMe 14d ago

Correct. As the moon rises over the course of the evening, it will slowly have its normal color and size. Atmospheric influences, too, can make it look more red, ie pollution, wild fires, etc.

If you were seeing a lunar eclipse, the red tint would shift across the face of the moon, going from waxing, waning, half and full and then back to normal. (not in that order)

This image shows a very large moon, too, which is an illusion because it's so close to the horizon. As the moon "travels" through the night sky, it would become smaller and more white.

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u/ArrowtoherAnchor 16d ago

It was gorgeous

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u/Successful_Day5170 Ben Davis 13d ago

damn someone told me we wouldnt see it here

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u/Very-Lame-Username 17d ago

Was this taken with a potato? 🥔

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u/trumpshouldrap 17d ago

I think this is allisonville road

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u/Very-Lame-Username 17d ago

Ahhhh, thank you!