The first lunar eclipse I remember watching was when I still
lived at home back in 2014. I remember looking out the living room window at
the moon. Fast-forward 11 years and I had another opportunity to see a lunar
eclipse with the blood moon. Because it
was a lunar eclipse and blood moon, there was much hype about it. And like
everyone else, I wasn’t going to miss it…especially if the end of the world was
coming like some predicted.
Around 7-7:30 I went outside to check the progress after
seeing a post on Facebook telling me to go look at the moon. To me, it looked
like an ordinary full moon. I went back inside. About a half hour later, I went
back to check and the eclipse had started. So I grabbed the camera, my book, a
lawn chair, and my blanket and set up camp in the garage.
The stages of the eclipse
It was very cool to watch the eclipse happen and the moon
turn red. I personally thought the moon was going to be bigger or closer to the
horizon. The moon didn’t seem any bigger than normal. When the hubby came home,
he joined me in watching the moon turn red. Even he was impressed.
The Blood Moon
I am no astronomer or astronaut but any time I can enjoy
Mother Nature’s planetary show from my backyard, I try to catch it. The viewing
window or the sky conditions don’t always work out in my favor but tonight they
did. Now I just need to catch a glimpse of that annual meteorite shower in
August, I’d be in business
No comments:
Post a Comment