the sky let us have a blood moon and a double rainbow yesterday, as a treat
Two spectacular sights graced DC’s skyline after the rain last night: a double rainbow and, later on, a total lunar eclipse that resulted in a blood moon.
The double rainbow—which forms when light gets reflected twice within a water droplet and often when the sun is low in the sky—could be seen around 8 p.m. last night. However, you would have had to stay up untilfor the blood moon’s full effect. That’s when the moon entered the Earth’s full shadow for an hour, known as “totality,” and glowed red from scattered sunlight coming through Earth’s atmosphere.
While the total lunar eclipse was visible to a majority of the world last night and while double rainbows aren’t exactly rare, there’s something about colorful celestial events next to DC’s stone-white monuments that make them extra special. Plus, Sunday evening’s sky events may have set the tone for the week. Tomorrow, a House panel will also be thinking skyward, as it will hold an open congressional hearing about UFOs for the first time in more than 50 years.
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Amazing photos of the Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse of 2022Elizabeth Howell, Ph.D., is a contributing writer for Space.com since 2012. As a proud Trekkie and Canadian, she tackles topics like spaceflight, diversity, science fiction, astronomy and gaming to help others explore the universe. Elizabeth's on-site reporting includes two human spaceflight launches from Kazakhstan, and embedded reporting from a simulated Mars mission in Utah. She holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota, and a Bachelor of Journalism from Canada's Carleton University. Her latest book, NASA Leadership Moments, is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams. Elizabeth first got interested in space after watching the movie Apollo 13 in 1996, and still wants to be an astronaut someday.
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