DARE TO THINK : An Invitation To Awe

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

An Invitation To Awe - TONIGHT

HOPING YOU HAVE CLEAR CRISP SKIES FOR TONIGHT'S LUNAR ECLIPSE AT 10:00 PM EST. The process begins at 8:43 PM EST but the eclipse will start at 10:01 PM. During the intial hour of the five phases the moon will go through as she passes into and out of earth's shadow, you'll be seeing an event which startled and amazed your ancestors of millenia past. Imagine earliest homo-sapiens as they stood and gazed at this red-orange sight, how did they interpret what they saw, what information did they process? No doubt the majority ran into their caves, fearful and confused, but that one lone progenitor of modern astronomy risked whatever doom imagineable and continued to gaze in awe and wonder ....

That's what I'll be doing tonight, while silently thanking that singular, curious ancient ancestor. She was an exceptional woman ! ;-)

14 comments:

Anonymous said...: That sounds like it'll be beautiful! -Missy
http://journals.aol.com/ma24179/MISSYZSTUFF; February 20, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Anonymous said...: I was just reminded of this while watching the local news. Of course we are getting snow right now but they think it will be clear by 9 or 10. I am going to be looking and try to get some shots of it...I hope it works. I can't wait!
xx
Lisa; February 20, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Anonymous said...: thought to say hello its a beatuiful pictrue; February 20, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Anonymous said...: It is a beautiful sight just as it was last september or so, it almost cost me my life falling of the verandah think i will bypass this time, lol.; February 20, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Anonymous said...: I love to gazed above the sky, looking at stars and the moon..I'll try to remember it tonight...just looking at this picture is therapeutic to me already.
thanks for the heads up.
Gem :-); February 20, 2008 at 6:17 PM
Anonymous said...: She certainly was!

We have already set up two cameras with two different settings, on tripods, ready to head outside just before 10:00 pm.

Will the pictures be good? Who knows? But I'll give it a shot anyway.

Happy Lunar Eclipse!; February 20, 2008 at 7:41 PM
Anonymous said...: Glad I turned alerts on today and got reminded of this!!! You rock Cathy!!!

Hugs to you dear curious friend!

be well,
Dawn; February 20, 2008 at 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...: Can you believe this is the ONE night we have clouds?? I looked and it's all blurry out there....I just can't believe it!! We NEVER have rain!! I'm discusted.
Pam; February 21, 2008 at 12:51 AM
Anonymous said...: Well it might have been a lovely awesome sight...but at aprox. 3AM over here I woke myself up hauled myslef to the end of the bed from where every night for the last week or so the moon has been keeping me company...what did I see...grey sky, and fairly thick fog, So back to sleep !! Sybil xx; February 21, 2008 at 2:50 AM
Anonymous said...: I got up at 1 30am the night before last and remembered about the eclipse. It was a super clear night with a beautiful moon.
Not so this evening...we have rain and winds. Boohooo!
At least I don't have to set my alarm for the wee sma' hours.
What a shame!
Love
Jeanie xxxx; February 21, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Anonymous said...: Thanks for the reminder Cathy. I will pop out later and see If I am one of the lucky one's! Love Pam xx; February 21, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Anonymous said...: Yippie it cleared up for the event and it was spectacular!

~Rosemary; February 21, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Anonymous said...: DANG! DANG! DANG! Since I was a very little girl, the night's sky has been one of my favourite pastimes/mysteries. I was all set to enjoy this...and got a stupid (and admittedly necessary) phone call...and MISSED it. GRR. ;) C.; February 23, 2008 at 1:01 AM
Anonymous said...: We never got to see this......... Typical Brit sky at night, but I did see photo's on the TV.
Bloody awsum.
Gaz xxx; February 23, 2008 at 3:07 AM