When the full eclipse took hold, however, the moon darkened, turning a smudgy burnt orange color for many viewers.
In celestial terms, it was a wonder: a projection of the world s sunsets and sunrises onto the black canvas of the eclipsed moon. The reddish-orange color of the super “blood” moon is the result of all the sunrises and sunsets in Earth’s atmosphere projected onto the surface of the eclipsed moon.
For some people peering up from their backyards, however, it wasn t quite the brilliant display they d anticipated. Not quite super or blood-colored.
“It was not that vivid for those on ground,” said Ben Noll, a meteorologist with New Zealand scientific research agency NIWA. “Personally, I thought there would be a bit more red in the sky.”
Earth s shadow creeps across moon ahead of super blood moon
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SINGAPORE (AP) – Shares in Meituan, China’s largest food delivery platform, have tumbled after its CEO posted – and then deleted – an ancient poem in a move widely seen as possible criticism of the Chinese government.
Authorities are investigating the company over allegations of anti-monopolistic behavior, part of a wider crackdown on technology companies.
Meituan’s stock price lost 5.3% on Tuesday and plunged as much as 9.8% on Monday after its CEO Wang Xing posted the classical Tang dynasty poem, which criticized Emperor Qin Shi Huang for silencing his critics by burning books.
Wang’s post was seen as a veiled comparison of the ruthless ancient emperor and China’s current authoritarian government. Investors worried over how Chinese authorities might react have been selling their holdings of Meituan’s stock.