A new word for you - syzygy

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Tonight, there is a total lunar eclipse. This occurs when the Earth comes between the moon and the sun. Because the light from the sun is blocked, tonight’s full moon will be in shadow. This will cause a ‘blood moon’ as the colour of the moon will turn to a deep and coppery red. My source said this will be the last chance to see this phenomenon for nearly three years. We’ll be at the movies but perhaps Vince will be interested enough to forego the film to get a chance to photograph a blood moon. The almost straight-line configuration of the sun, moon, and earth that occurs during a solar or lunar eclipse is called ‘syzygy’. Isn’t that a great word? The photograph which is Vince’s is of a full moon.