Contrary to how it might sound, a blood moon doesn’t signal the apocalypse or the end times ... creating an eerie red-orange glow instead of the silvery glow we’re accustomed to witnessing.

When the moon is in the shadow, or the umbra, of the Earth, our planet casts an orange-reddish shadow. That crimson hue is the reason we call it a “blood moon,” according to the Old Farmer’s ...

Red and orange wavelengths pass right through. In the case of a lunar eclipse, that means the moon is bathed in a reddish glow—hence the blood moon handle. There are other names for a full moon ...

A total lunar eclipse—popularly known as a Blood ... the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth's shadow, called the umbra." During this phase, the moon turns a red-orange color ...

And voila—that’s the reason for your blood moon! The color during a total lunar eclipse is more of a deep orange than blood red. But interestingly, the exact shade varies with each full lunar ...

March's full moon, dubbed the "Blood Moon," will happen this week. Here's what the NWS says about visibility in Binghamton.

If you didn't catch the total lunar eclipse last night, you can take a look at these photos taken in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin last night.