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Tag Archives: lunar eclipse
Earth’s Circular Shadow on the Moon – observed by Aristotle
Here is a beautiful photo from Astronomy Pic of the Day. HERE HDR: Earth’s Circular Shadow on the Moon Image Credit & Copyright: Cristian Fattinnanzi Explanation: What could create such a large circular shadow on the Moon? The Earth. Last week’s full … Continue reading
Super-Wolf-Blood Moon!
Tonight… for a lot of you. Alas, I won’t be able to view it. Rats. I would have loved to see this thing against the background of downtown Tokyo, where I am as I write. We have a Super-Wolf-Blood Moon. … Continue reading
Look! Up in the Sky! MARS in opposition, MOON in bloody conjunction
On a far happier note, from SpaceWeather and from APOD come astronomical notes of interest. First, APOD says that Mars is in opposition. This mean that the entire planet is lined up against liberals, in a kind of solar systemic … Continue reading
31 Jan – Blue Moon Eclipse
This is from SpaceWeather: BLUE MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE: On Wednesday, Jan. 31st, the second full Moon of January will pass through Earth’s shadow, producing a rare “Blue Moon Lunar Eclipse.” The Moon won’t look blue, however. Researchers are predicting a … Continue reading
CQ CQ CQ #HamRadio Blood Moon Edition (and bacon)
I returned from Tokyo tonight to find the famous annihilation SHTF TEOTWAWKI moon going on. First, I went to a “bachelor party” of sorts for a young fellow who contributes to Gregorian chant here in the Diocese of the Extraordinary … Continue reading
SUPERMOON ECLIPSE
From Spaceweather: SUPERMOON ECLIPSE: This weekend’s full Moon is a supermoon, the biggest and brightest full Moon of the year. And it is going to be eclipsed. On Sunday evening, Sept. 27th, the supermoon will pass through the shadow of Earth, … Continue reading
Sat 4 April – Total Eclipse of the Moon
Of eclipses twice have I written lately. HERE and HERE The first post was about the lunar cycle called a “tetrad”. The second was about the lunar eclipse visible in Jerusalem at the time Christ died, and the resulting solar … Continue reading
Friday 3 April AD 33 – Lunar and Solar Eclipses as Christ died on the Cross
The fellow who made the video about the Star of Bethlehem (a compelling argument, I might add), also did some research about what happened in the heavens on Good Friday. Let’s break it down. Passover begins on the 14th day … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged 3 April AD 33, eclipse, Good Friday, lunar eclipse, solar eclipse, syzygy
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Blood Moon, the End of the World, and You
On 4 April we will see the THIRD BLOOD MOON OF THE TETRAD! In time for the Vigil. The next total lunar eclipse, the 4th Blood moon of the Tetrad, will be 28 September. Four BLOOD MOONS in ONE TETRAD. … Continue reading
Posted in Global Killer Asteroid Questions, Lighter fare, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged lunar eclipse, tetrad, tzolkinex
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8 OCTOBER TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
For your information: Space Weather News for Oct. 7, 2014 http://spaceweather.com TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON: The Moon is about to pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a colorful lunar eclipse. Sky watchers in the Americas, Australia, Pacific islands … Continue reading
18 Oct: Faint Lunar Eclipse
Just to remind us of who we are and who we are not, this is from SpaceWeather: Space Weather News for Oct. 18, 2013 http://spaceweather.com FAINT LUNAR ECLIPSE: On the night of Oct. 18th, the full Hunter’s Moon will pass … Continue reading
Strawberry Moon
Yesterday (and early today) was the super rare Transit of Venus, but a while back there was a spiffing eclipse of the Moon. Here is a great photo from Astronomy Pic of the Day, of said eclipse over Cody, WY, … Continue reading
Posted in Just Too Cool, Look! Up in the sky!
Tagged coffee, lunar eclipse, Mystic Monk Coffee, Wyoming
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Lunar Eclipse Alert
From Space Weather: LUNAR ECLIPSE: On June 4th, the full Moon will pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a partial lunar eclipse visible across the Pacific side of our planet. The eclipse zone stretches from east Asia to central … Continue reading
A great Shadow… with a few book notes.
There is a very cool pic on Astronomy Pic of the Day. There was recently a lunar eclipse. I missed it because I was in Florida where it rained for about 4 solid days without CEASING. But that’s another story. … Continue reading
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Tagged Copernicus, Dava Sobel, Galileo, Longitude, lunar eclipse
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Fecit lunam per tempora sol cognovit occubitum suum
Perpend and be amazed. With the help of APOD. And read here. Sometime after sunset tonight, [The eclipse begins on Tuesday morning, Dec. 21st, at 1:33 am EST (Monday, Dec. 20th, at 10:33 pm PST)] the Moon will go dark. … Continue reading
