eclipse

[joe1001bit]

This last lunar eclipse observance of mine was, despite missing most of the actual eclipse, my favourite moontan ever. I was working, closing a store, as the already fully-eclipsed moon came over the horizon. By the time my shift was done, most of the shadow had gone. Through a series of text messages, however, I managed to snag a ride downtown

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[joe1001bit]

It's interesting to mark that, compared to last year, the moon was in a different position relative to the earth's surface. The lunar and solar calendars have variations that I am now observing in real time. They should align with the Venusian calendar just once in the next 40 years. Bucket list item: observe the morning star ceremony when that happens. In the proper place.

[joe1001bit]

I like watching the shadow of the planet move across the moon in real time. It helps me to understand the energies involved in their orbital relationship.

Planetoids are so cool. A mass of such size that it crushes itself into a spheroid. The moon is so far away, they say, that all of the rest of the planets in our system could fit between the earth and she. So large is she, and so old, that she is perfectly round. Such energy has she, that our water rushes to her always.