Thread: Red moon--why?
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Old 31st August 2009, 11:32 PM
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It appears red because the light is being filtered somehow. The red wavelengths manage through while all the others get filtered.

It's possible it is from the wildfires or perhaps something else closer.

Seems to me there was a NOAA wildfire page. Let me see if I can find it.
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