Last night the East coast night time observers were able to witness a total lunar eclipse. I hope each one of you had an opportunity to see it, because it's something that we didn't have a chance to see since October 2004.
I armed myself with the most important weapon -
binoculars, put on a warm jacket, scarf, boots, and went outside. Well, the actual progress was very distinct, and with the naked eye, it seemed that the earth was eating the moon. With the help of
observation binoculars it was possible to see the full circle of the moon. Eventually, the moon was fully covered, and it did turn red, I'd even say, a subtle terracotta shade, which was more obvious through my
astronomical binoculars, which definitely brought out the colors. The moon seemed to hang lower in the sky, and looked more like a planet, then the usual disk. Anyway, it's very hard to describe the feeling, you need to see it. And I'm very glad and happy that I did!
Clear night skies to you!