Saturday, July 28, 2018

Moon Eclipse

BlutMond Finsternis 

The blood moon total eclipse - a once-a-century phenomenon. It happened last night. The world’s best viewing was at our home, but we were away in the hills, so we didn’t the beginning or the total eclipse. The moon went through the half shadow, then the full shadow for the dark eclipse, then out the next side half shadow. It was finally (just before 11:00 p.m.) above our hills for the last part, so we saw that. It was just regaining light on one side. Eventually even Mars was visible, quite small, below and to the right, some time latter. One would have to have special photography equipment to get a decent photo, so I did a little watercolor this morning to remember the event.






So, that was historic. Now we don’t have to be awake a hundred years from now.

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