The Super Blue Blood Moon
5:00 am
Opal and Agathe woke up at 5 am, and were disheartened but not surprised to hear the pelting rain on the roof…
5:30 am
At 5:30 am…Agathe remembered about the NASA and Griffith Observatory livestream on the computer…
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5:51 am
Wow…
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ca. 6:15 am
At about 6:15 the bright reflected sunlight was starting to come back, and an airplane flew across the sky right in front of the moon (see the green light at the bottom?)
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World
Griffith Observatory reported 30, 00 people watching the live streaming (and at least two dolls)!
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The view here was nil at our peak time but it looked to me like the sky was more blue than usual. It’s heartening to know that there were some dolls on board too, observing this rare, natural phenomenon.
It was raining here, so there was no way to see the moon, we were glad of the Live Feed – it was exciting in a slow and ponderous way!
We rose early to catch the SBBM as it set behind a stand of trees. It was not fully eclipsed – that was a treat for those further west – but it was beautiful. Last evening as it rose, goodness, it appeared very cold and brilliant. I’m glad the Twins had an opportunity to view on-line.
We did wake up, but the clouds were too thick – luckily we thought to go look for live views on the computer!
What a sight!!! Thanks to the block twins for a wonderful report! We at this end only had a wee bit of that in preparation…glad we have friends out West looking out for us! I think these gals have all it takes to become reporters for the National Geographic 🤗
Opal and Agathe would like nothing better than to travel around the world looking at nature in all its glory!
Seeing the twins wake up to view the moon was such a sweet photo. They were all set to go outdoors in their warm cat sweaters, telescopes at the ready, only to find it raining…but those two always make the best of any situation. The NASA channel is great, and those photos were wonderful.
They were ready to brave the elements, but there really was no point!! And, admittedly it was warmer to stay inside near the woodstove, cup of tea to hand…
What a great adventure! I love the sweaters.
Thanks the girls enjoyed the very sedate indoor adventure. The twins love their sweaters too!
wonderful photos. Those two are just the best!!! We will be watching carefully here at the farm…supposed to be clear!!
Thanks – the girls watched the phenomenon live-streamed on the computer! You might have to look at the pictures taken early this morning!
How wonderful they got to watch on the computer….I completely forgot – it was cloudy and rainy here as well, so wouldn’t have been able to see anything here either. That fabric on their quilt looks familiar! 😀
We were glad that we remembered in time, which made getting up at 5 am somewhat more worth it.
The quilt was made by a very good friend of the Quimper Hittys 🙂
You have such fun with you Hitty girls. Love your pictures :0)
Kimberly
Thank you very much – we do have fun – the Hittys are a good catalyst!
The girls pay much attention to everything happening around them. The Quimper girls are knowledgeable and adventurous
It would have been a shame to miss it completely – luckily we could watch on line as the local weather was uncooperative!
We were under a thick ceiling of snow clouds, so couldn’t see the Blue Blood Moon…. lovely to see it on your computer!
The clouds were thin here but they did do as a good job of obscuring the view. We enjoyed seeing the live feed!