Tonight we had a lunar eclipse - the last one until 2010. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth goes between the sun and the moon and is in direct alignment with the other two bodies so that the shadow of the Earth covers the moon.
For what we could see, it was pretty cool! We weren't able to see much of it for the clouds - it rained all day today so we had a lot of cloud cover in the area. But then, when the Earth's shadow started to recede from the moon's surface, the clouds cleared and the crystal clear blackness of the sky took over. As more clouds passed in front of the moon they made swirly patterns against the inky blackness. Liz and Dudley and I sat outside on the back porch and watched the celestial action.
Did you know that that some say the world is supposed to end on Dec 21 2012? Or at least a crossing over from this reality to the next. Liz told me all about it while watching the eclipse. Not sure what that means? Me either, but I know this - It's based on the Mayan calendar, and apparently of the 7 ages that the calendar represents, the 7th and last one ends on 12/21/12. Do you believe it? Read more about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012
http://www.planetpapp.com/br21december2012/
http://www.greatdreams.com/2012.htm
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=686
And now, for contrast, something damn funny - a clip from one of the more recent episodes of The Colbert Report:
Better Know a Lobbyist - Part 1 of the Gay Lobby
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