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2019 WOLF BLOOD SUPERMOON LUNAR ECLIPSE

On January 20th of 2019, people across the Western Hemisphere were treated to the rusty hues of the decades last “blood moon” lunar eclipse. As the moon cro...
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On January 20th of 2019, people across the Western Hemisphere were treated to the rusty hues of the decades last “blood moon” lunar eclipse. As the moon crossed the Earth’s shadow, its usual bluer colours were scattered out. All that remained was a little bit of sunlight, refracted through the Earth’s atmosphere, causing a reddening effect. In other words, a blood moon is nothing less than all the sunrises and sunsets of the Earth, reflected back at us from the surface of the moon. The “wolf” is in the
tradition of Native American cultures giving each full moon of the year an identifying name. This year’s first full moon is the “wolf moon” according to the Farmer’s Almanac.
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