There is a lot of popular belief about the Moon, and according to most myths something eats it up during eclipse. According to the belief of some Indian tribes in America, huge dogs hunt the Moon this time, and when they get it, they tear it apart, and it is the blood from its wounds that paint our celestial companion dark red. Today, of course, we know that the phenomenon has nothing to do with the dogs, and the atmosphere of the Earth causes the shades of color that can be seen during the eclipse. The atmosphere of Earth filters the blue and green colors of sunlight, so the rest of the light is dominated by red or orange. Thus, as we examined the question with scientific precision, we can certainly declare that Puli will not eat the Moon, only bark at it at the most!

Read more on lunar eclipses, and the coming Total Lunar Eclipse on 15th June in the article of our Team Member László Szűcs (Translation by Éva Vándor).

To observe the phenomenon, Team Puli and the Kecskemét Planetarium organizes a joint presentation at the Kecskemét Observatory (Kecskemét College Teacher Training Faculty – Kecskemét, Kaszap u. 6-14.) at 9 p.m. on June 15, 2011. The presentation is free, all visitors are welcome!

Image credit: © Greg L. Ruppel