I went outside several times last night during the game, to check on the moon. Saw it fairly well, looking, at various stages, pretty much like Leonis' photos above.
At one point, quite orange-ish and eerie-looking.
Centuries and centuries ago - before people got smart and someone figured out what was going on - I'm sure things like this caused some minor freaking-out episodes.
"Oooga-booga-eee-ee-ooo--ooga!" (translation: "WTF is up with the moon...we gonna DIE, man!")