During the total lunar eclipse of August 28, 2007, the moon was engulfed in the Earth’s dark shadow.  Despite this, it appears quite bright and colorful.  This is because reddened light of countless sunrises and sunsets here on Earth is filtered through our planet’s atmosphere and is bent inward until it falls on the darkened moon some 227,033 miles away.  Around the eclipsed moon appear some of the fainter stars of Aquarius among which the coppery orb seems to be suspended.  These are, of course, trillions of miles farther than the moon, our nearest celestial neighbor.