Why blood moon is red? Is the end of world near?

Why blood moon is red? Is the end of world near?

PROF WAQAR HUSSAIN  

      

  When the shade of earth falls on moon, it is called lunar eclipse. Or one can say when earth comes between sun and moon and moon cannot get sun rays due to presence of earth. Lunar eclipse occurs at full moon. When the light from the sun is completely blocked by the earth in case of full lunar eclipse and only larger wavelengths i.e. orange and red wavelength reaches the surface of moon making it orange or red. While smaller wavelength violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow are blocked by the earth and its atmosphere.

       Many people especially in west fear that the end of world is near. They are getting worried on reading Biblical prediction of Joel 2:31 in common English Bible: “THE SUN WILL BE TURNED TO DARKNESS AND THE MOON TO BLOOD BEFORE THE GREAT AND DREADFUL DAY OF THE LORD COMES”.

        The simple answer for the worried people is; how moon could turn red if the sun is dark. The moon has no light of its own; it just reflects the sun rays. The dark sun simply means, the dark moon and not the red one (It is scientific answer. One can seek religious answer from priests!) 

    Now come to second reason of blood moon; it happens when the sun, earth, moon and mar are in line. This is another false theory as the sequence of planet around the sun disagrees with any role of mar in this phenomenon. From the sun, the planets follow as Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mar….The Mar is out of this optical phenomenon. If one argues that sun rays are reflected from the red coloured planet Mar and these rays fall on the moon, making it red. If, we suppose that such happens, then these rays will fall on the backside of moon that is not visible from the Earth. So, this theory carries no weight.