TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVED

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ According to the Astrology and Geophysics Research Center, a total moon eclipse started October 8 at 5.14 pm here. Known as a “blood moon”--the moon turns red--the eclipse was observed at 6.25 in Ulaanbaatar enduring for 59 minutes. The astrologists claim that lunar eclipses happen twice a year, this was the last one to happen in 2014. A lunar eclipse happens only when there is a full moon. Eclipse of the moon is a phenomenon that takes place as the moon goes under the shadow of the earth, and as a result of refraction of red light in the atmosphere, the moon turns red. There are two types of lunar eclipses--total and partial.