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shawnaeatscats t1_iv6g7jc wrote

Reply to comment by kms2547 in A total lunar eclipse 'blood moon' will be visible around the world on Tuesday by IslandChillin

I think its just a name they use like harvest moon and blue moon and such

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zeeblecroid t1_iv7f90w wrote

No, it's a replacement term for "lunar eclipse" which journalists started pushing some years back because it sounded scarier and less science-y, and thus gets more clicks. Purely dumbing things down for advertising purposes.

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StarChild413 t1_iv9121u wrote

especially because this one's visible from america and on an election night

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