Watch the video above: The moon during Wednesday morning’s lunar eclipse.
TORONTO – If you were up early enough across Canada, you were treated to this year’s second lunar eclipse.
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The moon entered totality around 6:30 a.m. EDT and some may have been surprised to see it turn red. But don’t panic: this so-called “blood moon” wasn’t a portent of disaster.
The moon turns red due to the sun’s position behind Earth. The light gets refracted around the planet as all the sunsets and sunrises happen simultaneously (as seen from the moon) and reflects off the surface.
The eclipse was visible across Canada and the United States — if you had clear skies.
The next lunar eclipse will be April 4, 2015 when most of Canada will once again be treated to the show. But before that, Canada will get a partial solar eclipse on Oct. 23.
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