oloriel | A stellar spectacle

You're viewing

oloriel's journal
Create a Dreamwidth Account Learn More

Reload page in style: site light

Against my expectations, I actually got to see the lunar eclipse this night - on my way to work. I am neither a morning person nor a Monday person, but I felt sufficiently compensated when I got to watch not merely the very clear and very cold sky turn from black to greenish blue, then fiery red, but also - more importantly! - the moon emerging from the earth-shadow. Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" playing on the radio was an added bonus.

Before I even got to see the moon, two incredibly bright stars (of course they were actually planets) caught my eye -- Venus and Jupiter, very close to each other and super shiny. And they looked much larger than usual. All around amazing. A++, would watch again. Getting up this early would be a lot easier if the sky was like that every morning! ;)

Crossposts: https://oloriel.livejournal.com/587060.html

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

From:

ysilme

Awww, that sounds so lovely! I totally envy you, but am also happy you got to see this. I overslept (no wonder, when going to bed shortly before 4a.m., my usual bad, bad sleeping time currently) and my husband didn't have the heart to wake me. He said it's been really beautiful and he got to see a lot. *sob* But I got a lovely, fat, cheddar-orange celestial body hanging over the horizon this evening, as a small compensation. I swear it was four times its normal size.

From:

oloriel

You nearly could have caught the beginning of the eclipse at 4:34 then! ;) But yes, the moon is really large and bright at the moment, anyway. I saw Venus and Jupiter again this morning, just as bright as yesterday, so that's still visible! I don't know if you can catch a glimpse of them in the evening, though.

From:

ysilme

I tried to spot something before going to bed, but didn't see anything. Probably just shy of anything visible to the eye! *g* I might have a look around when I dare to venture out in the evening. Due to my current sleep deprivation, I'm much more sensitive to the cold and don't want to linger outside at all.