Re: Eclipse Question

Allen Thomson wrote:

> As said by previous posters.  It's also not unique to
> eclipse conditions, but is often seen in the new/old moon,
> just a sliver illuminated but the "dark" part of the disk
> seen glowing faintly reddish.

Nope, that's a different phenomenom. That is simply sunlight
reflected from the day side of earth.

> BTW, I suspect, but don't know for sure, that clouds on
> the limb of the earth play a role in how strong the glow
> is, may add to the visual effects.

No, it's the total cloud cover on the day side that affects
it. 

The red glow of the eclipse is light refracted through the
earth's atmosphere into its night-time shadow onto the day
side of the moon.

The old moon in the new moon's arms is light reflected from
the day side of earth to the night side of the moon.

Keith Harwood.