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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's a lunar eclipse, the Earth is eclipsing the moon, preventing it from reflecting the light of the sun

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

A lunar eclipse usually results in a red moon, since the moon is lit with red light from all the sunsets on Earth simultaneously

It's not in pure shadow, since the Earth's atmosphere acts as a lens and bends some of the light inward towards the moon

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But it clearly says lunar eclipse

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

But it clearly doesn't depict a lunar eclipse

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Oh right, the clean lines threw me off. Lunar eclipse shadows are much more diffuse.