Crimson Full Moon Rises Into Smoky California Sky

The smoke from California’s wildfires have stained the sky red in recent weeks and that effect can have a particularly striking impact at night, turning the full moon a bright shade of red on September 30. Igor A Chicherin captured this timelapse video on Instagram that shows a crimson moon rising over Mount Shasta. The effect was seen outside California too. Dylan Robichaud, a National Weather Association certified meteorologist in Eugene, Oregon, reported on that date that the moon “appeared orange this