This morning, I got up early (as I
often do). I knew that there was a full lunar eclipse at 4:00 am , so at 5:30 (when I got
up) I walked out on my deck to see if I could still see anything of the moon
being covered by the shadow of the earth. Happily, the eclipse was still nearly
total. Only a very small sliver of the bright moon was visible. This was a
first for me – the first time I actually saw an eclipse. I had seen pictures on
the news and on the internet, but this was the first time ever I saw an eclipse
as it happened. About 7:30 , I went
onto the deck again and a larger crescent of the moon was again visible as it
sank toward the horizon and into the morning mists – very unusual and beautiful.
A small treat for me; one probably not to be repeated in my lifetime.
