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Forgot I was going to post earlier so I could watch for the eclipse from moonrise on, but the moon is hidden by the trees anyway so I guess it wasn't important anyway. I'm not sure exactly when the moon will clear the trees (and shortly after be screened by my oak and walnut trees) but I'll just keep checking every few minutes. The last time the moon went through a full eclipse when it was as close to Earth (and thus appearing larger than usual) as it is tonight was 33 years ago.
I remember that eclipse. I was still in Los Angeles, and my suburban street, usually empty at night, was busy with wandering pedestrians looking for the best view, and people were watching from their front yards. The moon got quite high before it was fully covered by the Earth's shadow, and I was out until after midnight looking at it. I think that was my favorite lunar eclipse ever.
Tonight it isn't going to be a communal event. The old people around here go to sleep early, and the few younger people have probably gone off to get a better view in some place with fewer trees. The feral cats and I will have the view pretty much to ourselves, unless the bats and night owls and skunks and raccoons are also watching. They probably won't notice, though.
I doubt that the cats will notice, either. They'll just wonder why it was bright and then got dimmer and then got brighter again. In fact I might not see the early part of it myself, even after the moon has cleared the trees, as there might be some clouds in the east tonight. They were fairly thick toward the south this evening, but right now I'm not seeing any stars eastward, so the clouds might have shifted in this direction. I'll be very annoyed if they thicken and conceal the whole event from me.
Anyway, now I'm getting hungry and should go fix something to eat before it gets any later. Seeing the moon devoured is bound to make me hungry, but I won't notice it as much if I've already eaten something myself.
( Sunday Verse )
I remember that eclipse. I was still in Los Angeles, and my suburban street, usually empty at night, was busy with wandering pedestrians looking for the best view, and people were watching from their front yards. The moon got quite high before it was fully covered by the Earth's shadow, and I was out until after midnight looking at it. I think that was my favorite lunar eclipse ever.
Tonight it isn't going to be a communal event. The old people around here go to sleep early, and the few younger people have probably gone off to get a better view in some place with fewer trees. The feral cats and I will have the view pretty much to ourselves, unless the bats and night owls and skunks and raccoons are also watching. They probably won't notice, though.
I doubt that the cats will notice, either. They'll just wonder why it was bright and then got dimmer and then got brighter again. In fact I might not see the early part of it myself, even after the moon has cleared the trees, as there might be some clouds in the east tonight. They were fairly thick toward the south this evening, but right now I'm not seeing any stars eastward, so the clouds might have shifted in this direction. I'll be very annoyed if they thicken and conceal the whole event from me.
Anyway, now I'm getting hungry and should go fix something to eat before it gets any later. Seeing the moon devoured is bound to make me hungry, but I won't notice it as much if I've already eaten something myself.
( Sunday Verse )
