Sometimes seeing red is not a bad thing.
Set your alarm for dark-thirty Saturday morning, grab a cup of coffee—or, if you’re like me, a flask of 100 proof Rumple Minze (hey, a guy’s gotta stay warm out there)—and go find a place to watch the moon set.
You will treat yourself to a deep red full lunar eclipse.
It is supposed to be spectacular, at least according to the rocket scientists over at NASA.
The video, at the end of this blog post, gives the particulars, explains the “why” and answers the age old question, “why is the moon so much bigger when it first rises in the evening?” (Note: the answer may surprise you.)
If my camera functions properly and I don’t consume too much schnapps prior to the maximum penumbral phase, expect to see some photos come next week.
If I were you, I would go out and see it for yourself. I would be the first person to say, I can’t be trusted.
Especially when I get my hands on a full flask of the strong stuff.
