This taken early hours today. As it rose higher, the red dissipated. The red is caused by extra layers of atmosphere when it's low down in the sky compared to overhead. Red light passes through the atmosphere without being dispersed so much, whereas blue end spectrum white light 'scatters' much more. So there you have it, when a 'red' moon is visible, you are observing the red light that hasn't been dispersed. Not many people know that ...
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