Blood Moon

Tonight in the place of a normal bright full moon, the orbiting satellite will be a creepy shade of red. The night sky’s spectacular event is the first of four lunar eclipses that will take place both this year and next. Here is everything you should know about the ghastly blood red moon!

What is a blood moon?

A blood moon is so-called, due to the moon’s red hue during a total lunar eclipse. The United States will be in prime orbital position to witness a blood moon in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. “Depending on local weather conditions, the public will get a spectacular view looking into the sky as the moon’s appearance will change from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and perhaps gray,” explains NASA. “The eclipse is a phenomenon that occurs when the Earth, moon and sun are in perfect alignment, blanketing the moon in the Earth’s shadow.” The next time the U.S. will be in this position to witness a lunar eclipse is in 2019.

Why is it red?

NASA has the answer for us in the form of a helpful video, which is located below. The moon itself is rock and does not emanate any light of its own. The moon’s glow comes from reflected light from the sun; its position in relation to the Earth and sun is also the reason for its “changing” shape in the night sky. The moon has a tilted orbital path, which means that rather than us having an eclipse every month, total lunar eclipses happen far less frequently. As the moon passes through the center of the Earth’s shadow, known as the umbra, the moon gets significantly darker and then turns a blood red when it is fully engulfed by the Earth’s shadow. It is red “due to sunlight scattered through the earth’s atmosphere,” which reflects off the surface of the moon

The first Blood Moon eclipse in a series of four is coming up on the night of April 14-15, 2014. This total eclipse of the moon will be visible from the Americas. We in astronomy had not heard the term Blood Moon used in quite this way before this year, but now the term is becoming widespread in the media. The origin of the term is religious, at least according to Christian pastor John Hagee, who wrote a 2013 book about Blood Moons.

Meanwhile, both astronomers and some proponents of Christian prophesy are talking about the upcoming lunar tetrad – the series of four total lunar eclipses – beginning on the night of April 14-15.

We at EarthSky don’t have any special knowledge about the Blood Moons of Biblical prophesy. But, since they’re moons, and since people are asking us, we wanted to provide some info. Follow the links below to learn more about Blood Moons.

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Easter !

Easter is just around the corner ! Aren't you guys excited ? It's on the 20th of April !

There would be Easter bunnies and decorated eggs.

But what is the true meaning of Easter ? Is it only celebration the resurrection of Jesus Christ ? Or is it more that just that ?

According to wikipedia.

Easter is a Christian Festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New Testament. Easter is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent, a forty day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.

But that's not all.

Easter is also the fulfillment of our faith as Christians. Through His Death, Christ destroyed our bondage to sin; through His Resurrection, He brought us the promise of new life, both in Heaven and on Earth. His own prayer stated, "Thy Kingdom come, on earth as it is in Heaven." begins to be fulfilled on Easter Sunday.

Easter is Christianity's most important, it has been called a moveable feast because it doesnt fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. Instead, Christian churches in the West Celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. Therefore, Easter is observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25 every year. Orthodox Christian use the Julian calendar to calculate when Easter will occur and typically celebrate the holiday a week or two after the Western churches, which follow the Gregorian calender.

One last fact !

There is over 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies made each year <3 comment-3--="">

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Yuna Kim

Yuna Kim

Yuna Kim or Kim Yuna (born 5 September 1990) is a retired South Korean figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic Champion and 2014 silver medalist in ladies' singles; the 2009, 2013 World champion; the 2009 Four Continents champion; a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final champion; the 2006 World Junior champion; the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion; and a six-time (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014) South Korean national champion.

Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior or Senior Grand Prix event, ISU Championship, and the Olympic Games. She is the first female skater to win the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix Final. She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea. As a result of her numerous accomplishments, she is frequently referred to as "Queen Yuna" by the various medias across the world.

She is the current record holder for ladies in the short program, the free skating, and the combined total under the ISU Judging System. She has broken world record scores 11 times under the ISU Judging System since 2007, eight of which being records she herself set. She is also the first female skater to surpass the 140-point and 150-point free skating mark and the 200-point total mark under the ISU Judging System. Throughout her entire career, Kim had never finished a competition lower than third place, a feat that no one so far has accomplished, cementing her status as one of the greatest figure skaters of all time.

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Kathryn McCormick

Kathryn Renee McCormick

Kathryn Renée McCormick (born July 7, 1990) is an American contemporary dancer and actress, noted for placing third in the sixth season of the American televised dance competition So You Think You Can Dance, in which she had the highest placement for a woman on the season. She has returned in seasons 7-10 as one of the show's "all-stars". More recently she has played a leading role in the fourth Step Up movie, Step Up Revolution (2012).

Kathryn started dancing at age of three at her mother's studio, Dance Connection, then moved to Augusta West Studio, where her mother, Sandra Schmieden, had also studied. She moved to Los Angeles at 18 and landed a non-leading role in the remake of Fame. McCormick has also been featured in both the Jar of Hearts music video by Christina Perri. She performed on Dancing with the Stars on November 20, 2012.

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Michael Christian Martinez

Michael Christian Martinez

Michael Christian Martinez (born November 4, 1996) is a Filipino figure skater. He placed fifth at the 2013 World Junior Championship and has won two senior international medals. Martinez is the first skater from Southeast Asia and figure skater from the tropical zone to qualify for the Olympics and the only athlete to represent the Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Michael Christian Martinez Sochi Performance in Figure Skating Event, who's the only representative for the said competition for the entire South East Asia just made him a hero in his country.

The 17-year old figure skater was welcomed as a hero by his countrymen as soon as he arrived in Manila last Sunday.

He was taken by a motorcade to the SM Mall of Asia for a ceremony to honor him. The young athlete thanked his family, coaches and supporters for helping him achieve the "best day of his life."

In his speech, Martinez did not forget to ask support for the other Filipino athletes, saying, "I am extremely happy with this hero's welcome but let us not forget our other athlete heroes."

"I share this honor with all Filipino athletes. Mabuhay ang atletang Pilipino," Martinez said.

He may not earn a medal from his performance, which landed him in the 19^th place out of the top 24 contestants of the men's figure skating competition, but he most certainly earned the support and love of not only his countrymen but the entire world.

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I'll upload my first dance video here and in my youtube account (You can click that little youtube icon on the bottom part below, don't forget to subscribe XD) next week. Thank you all so much for 200 viewers and comments. Stay tuned for my video and I really hope you enjoy your weekends xxx

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The Quest Crew~

The Quest Crew

Quest Crew is an American hip-hop dance crew from Los Angeles, California who were declared winners of the third season of America's Best Dance Crew. They made their first few appearances individually on shows like So You Think You Can Dance and at events such as Kollaboration 8 and World of Dance.They are currently helping with choreography for well known artists such as LMFAO and touring with them as well.

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