9/22/2005: Red flash moon

[mitheral]

Originally Posted by BigV

Must be my turn in the box...

Hey, tw. The moon is illuminated by the sun, not by the earth. The clarity of the atmoshphere affects the visibility of the moon from earth of course.

I have read nothing that suggests the conclusion that dirtier air is evidence of slowed global warming.

I think tw is talking about illumination of the moon when it is in earths penumbra or during an eclipse when some to all of the light hitting the moon has been filtered thru the earth's atmosphere.