This Friday, March 14, the sky will offer a fascinating show: a moon eclipse that transforms our satellite into a “blood moon.” This phenomenon, where the moon takes a reddish tone that passes through the shadow of the earth, is intrigued as much as it is surprised. But where does this singular color come from? Jacques Treiner, theoretical physicist, illuminates us.
A moon eclipse is a good time to wonder why we see what we see, because it is precisely a time when we do not see what we usually see.
In general, we do not ask ourselves about what we see in the sky, we do not wonder if the sun will rise tomorrow morning. We prepare as usual for the tasks to come. If by chance, a child asks him, look directly in his eyes as they know how to do: “Will the sun rise tomorrow morning?” “, You say, reassuring:” You know, the sun rises every day, remember, got up yesterday, the day before yesterday and …