The last time a lunar eclipse has occured on the winter solstice was 372 years ago. I probably won't see another one on solstice day so I decided I'd better try to stay awake for this one. Well they are predicting the next one will occur in 2094. I'll be 120 years old if I live that long. It's possible but statistically speaking...not likely.
I didn't keep Colton up since it was his last school night. Plus I could barely keep my eyes open for it! 2:15AM is flipping early in the morning! I haven't seen that hour since I was in college!
Chomp...chomp...chomp as the earth takes a bite of the moon.
I had to look up what exactly the Winter Solstice is since I had heard the term but not really knew what it was. For inquiring minds, it is when the Earth's axial tilt is farthest away from the sun. So my day was extremely short yesterday and the night was the longest. The actual origin of the word solstice comes from Latin meaning sun stoppage.
I took what seemed like a billion pictures trying to figure out if it is best to use the flash or night photo or what. Not really sure which ones are which but felt like I got some good cool pics.
I loved the orange-y color that it got as it was almost all blocked. It blocks the sun's rays and casts a shadow on the moon. NASA says that our atmosphere filters out most of the blue colored light, leaving just the red and orange hues.
I'm glad I stayed up that late but this weathergirl is forecasting a nap in her future!
No comments:
Post a Comment