Blood Moon 2: The Total Lunar Eclipse of the Heart 2014

If you were lucky enough to experience the awesome astronomical event that turned the evening sky into reddish-orange called the Blood Moon.

This Total Lunar Eclipse is 2nd in a rare phenomenon called Tetrad. A four consecutive total eclipses with no partial eclipses in between. The next on this series, which is the 3rd is on April 4, 2015 and then the last one will be on September 28, 2015.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes within Earth's umbra (shadow). As the eclipse begins, the Earth's shadow first darkens the Moon slightly. Then, the shadow begins to "cover" part of the Moon, turning it a dark red-brown color (typically - the color can vary based on atmospheric conditions). The Moon appears to be reddish because of Rayleigh scattering (the same effect that causes sunsets to appear reddish) and the refraction of that light by the Earth's atmosphere into its umbra. When the Moon travels completely into the Earth's umbra, one observes a total lunar eclipse. Source

Here are some trending photos from Twitter:

Composite pic of the Oct. 8 Total #LunarEclipse created from the Griffith Observatory live feed #bloodmoon #eclipse pic.twitter.com/ToUvqpnku5

— Observing Space (@ObservingSpace) October 8, 2014

Clear skies over @YellowstoneNPS provided a great view of this morning's #bloodmoon #LunarEclipse pic.twitter.com/Vf9VTLEk47

— US Dept of Interior (@Interior) October 8, 2014

#Bloodmoon over NYC this morning, via @isardasorensen. Unbelievable! pic.twitter.com/jN1QnnDZNE

— NY Metro Weather (@nymetrowx) October 8, 2014

Blood moon/ Lunar eclipse over railroad tracks near Hanover, Wis. #wiwx #BloodMoon #LunarEclipse pic.twitter.com/yIMs0mMqvF

— Tom Purdy (@TomPurdyWI) October 8, 2014

And of course, my very own shot using my Sony Xperia Z1 Compact...

My shot of the #BloodMoon, the Total Lunar #Eclipse of the Heart #InfiniteTsukuyomi #Naruto #TotalLunarEclipse pic.twitter.com/Ch6yvDvgaG

— Jeph Reodica (@JephReodica) October 8, 2014

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What is a Sundog?

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While browsing the web, I landed to a page which features a "Sundog." Since I'm living in a tropical country, the chances are low for me to see this wonderful natural phenomenon.

Credit www.wunderground.com

A sun dog (or sundog), mock sun or phantom sun, scientific name parhelion (plural parhelia), is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky, often on a luminous ring or halo on either side of the sun.

Sundogs may appear as a colored patch of light to the left or right of the sun, 22° distant and at the same distance above the horizon as the sun, and in ice halos. They can be seen anywhere in the world during any season, but they are not always obvious or bright. Sundogs are best seen and are most conspicuous when the sun is low.

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