[Vision2020] And speaking of the moon

[Ted Moffett]

Dan et. al.

Yes, I saw part of the lunar eclipse this week.  It was a good night for
viewing, clear with the moon high in the sky.  I've seen many lunar eclipses
but they are still fun to watch.  The "bloody red" color is light from the
Earth reflecting off the moon.  Can you imagine how this impacted the minds
of a less scientific age who had no idea why the moon turned dark and red?

Ted Moffett


On 8/28/07, Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> Anyone catch the lunar eclipse in the wee hours of this morning?  Around
> 0230 I stirred and noticed that the moon was not shining brightly
> through the bedroom window (as it usually will at that hour).  I thought
> nothing of it until I got up at 0400 to take out the trash and noticed
> that it was a bloody red, but it was just starting to move out of the
> earth's shadow.  Then by 0500 it still had a pretty good chunk out of
> the side.
>
> Pretty cool.  Wish I'd thought to take pictures.
>
> DC
>
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