Last Friday (February 10), was a wild night. Bri had Dance. Kiff had a Cub Scout Blue and Gold. But perhaps just as interesting was what happened in nature.
That night, there was an astronomical triple fecta - a full Snow Moon, a penubral lunar eclipse, and a comet in the sky. Well, we were lucky to see two out of the three (clouds from an approaching snow event made it so we could not attempt to see the comet).
While the moon was beautiful, it was fascinating to see the eclipse. It was not your typical eclipse. In fact, you could see it approaching (there was a reddish cloud around the back of the moon). Now, the moon did not change too much, but in the top left corner, you could see a shadowy spot.
Not amazing....but very cool.
If you look at the picture below, you can see in the fuzzyness a small shadow in the top left corner. Definitely worth spending two minutes to look at as a family.
Fun times.
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