There was a lot of exitement in the Netherlands that the "Bloodmoon" ( a big Red Moon) was visible last evening. A lot of people had come to the dike at the Gooilake to have a good look.
In a solar eclipse the sun is not visible, in a lunar eclipse the moon is, despite the fact that the moon is shielded by the earth. "He colors red, because the light from the sun is deflected in our atmosphere, in the direction of the moon." Because the moon turns red, the phenomenon is also called 'blood moon'.
It was getting darker but still nothing to see.
The disappointment to see just that little pink spot due to the clouds was felt by many spectators.
