The last total lunar eclipse until 2010 happened tonight and I actually got to see some of it! I was at work but went outside a few times and saw these phases. (After having used the GoodWidgets photo stack on March 1st, I liked it so much I'm re-doing this set of photos so they don't take up so much scrolling time.)
The disadvantage to these stacks is you can't click on the photos to see them in their original larger size. So I've left the later stages in their own individual shots.
Here are some diagrams from the
StarDate Online site that illustrate what happened:
By the time work was over, the moon was coming back:
By the time I got home, the moon was full, and pretty soon, it was in the clouds and back to normal!
It started with a beautiful pink and orange-colored sky (sunrise was at 6:15!) and ended with an equally colorful sunset - at 7pm!
In between we had a gorgeous sunny and mild day with temps getting up to the mid-seventies this afternoon. I dug out a little more of the pond but there is still too much water at the bottom to get a good foothold for digging.
I spent most of the day after church relaxing in the sun or doing light weeding and watering while taking pictures of the newest tulips and daffodils.
