Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Great Night for a Luna Eclipse!

Is it only a coincident that an eclipse and the winter solstice took place  concurrently. Such timing last occurred in 1638. I'm glad I stayed awake to watch. Aastronomers say that the red tinge is from atmospheric dust.

2 comments:

  1. wow!! that pic is amazing! so glad you had the opportunity to see it and you took it. it has been raining for several days in the california desert, so no viewing possibilities for us.

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