“Unfortunately, we don’t have a chance in heck of seeing it here. We have rain for several more hours. Never seems to fail. Let there be an eclipse (lunar or solar), a fabulous meteor shower, etc. and we get rain. My dad got me interested in the skies when I was young and it stuck. If it was clear here, I’d be watching this through my telescope. As it is, I’m stuck watching it on the computer screen. pooey!”
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No kidding, Radu! Same here, in Western Quebec. Tonight, full of clouds; I was in bed and asleep but woke up and realized it was about time for the eclipse, and my son was interested, so I got my camera and big rubber boots and went outside. We’re in the middle of the forest, so it has to be right overhead to see anything even if it’s clear, which it wasn’t.
The sky was light and a reddish color off to the east, but I didn’t see the moon.
The only time I’ve ever seen a celestial event was some meteor shower about 15 years ago, in August, in Denver-there was a big, clear sky.
And once I saw the space shuttle. I think! :)
When I didn’t see the moon I came back in and decided to have cereal because I was hungry after waiting up all night for the pinkish/orangeish sky. LOL!
Oh well. I’m glad so many people got to see such a wonderful sight. A real gift from the heavens... :
Though it’s nice to live in a wooded area like you do, it can be a drag when you want to watch celestial events. Your clouds must not have been as thick as ours since you could see that reddish glow.
We’re on a farm and our driveway, .2 of a mile long, runs through between two fields. I usually take a pillow and an old blanket halfway out the driveway and lie down to watch what’s going on. No crick in the neck that way. LOL! It’s wide open and perfect for watching meteor showers.
I’m up all night every night so it’s no problem staying awake for these events. Our uncooperative weather is the only problem, like tonight. At least it was online and I got to see a bit of it before our ISP went screwy. I’m giving up on it and hoping they have their issues straightened out by the time I wake up.