THE NIGHT OF THE ECLIPSE

THE MOON WAS SO SPECIAL LAST NIGHT. IF I HAD MONEY, I WOULD HAVE HIRED A PLANE AND GONE UP REALLY CLOSE TO IT. THERE WERE TWO PLANES UP THERE THAT WERE DOING JUST THAT. TWO OF MY PICTURES SHOWED THEM.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN THE SKY THAT NIGHT? WELL, IT SEEMS AS IF THE EARTH WENT BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE MOON, CASTING IT'S SHADOW ON THE MOON THAT APPEARED DEEP BLOOD RED. I COULD NOT CAPTURE THE COLOR OF THE RED WITH MY INEXPENSIVE CAMERA, BUT THE SIGHT WILL BE ENGRAVED ON MY BRAIN FOREVER!

WITH MY CAMERA ON THE BLINK, I WAS UNABLE TO GET PICTURES OF THE ENTIRE ECLIPSE AS IT SHOWED THE LIGHT AROUND IT, BUT I HAVE PRINTED HERE SOMETHING OF THIS BEAUTIFUL EVENT, AS BEST I COULD.

I KNEW THAT I WAS PRIVY TO BEING A PART OF SOMETHING VERY EXTRADINARY, IN THE SCIENCE WORLD, WHERE MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE ASLEEP OR UNCARING. THE NIGHT WAS CLEARING UP FROM CLOUD COVER, AND I GOT SOME NICE SHOTS OF THE MOON, ALTHOUGH IT WAS SO FAR AWAY.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I HEARD A "PLACE IN THE SUN?"

WELL, NOW, THIS WAS MY PLACE IN THE "MOON".... IT WAS EVEN BETTER THAN "EATING HOT DOGS, WITH MUSTARD AND RELISH"...BETTER THAN PIE, .... BETTER THAN AN ICE CREAM SODA......YUP!!!!!! NEXT TIME A BETTER CAMERA. I'D BETTER START SAVING NOW. OH, AND I ALSO NEED A TRIPOD

THIS WAS FAR BETTER THAN THE DAY TIME ECLIPSE, WHERE EVERYTHING IS TOOOOO BRIGHT TO VIEW WITH YOUR BARE EYES. YOU DID NOT EVEN NEED SPECIAL LENSES FOR THIS SKY. AND, THE COLOR WAS SPECTACULAR!!!!

IT WAS THE FOCAL POINT OF THE UNIVERSE, THIS NIGHT, THE HEART, THE POLESTAR. I SAY HEART, AS IT WAS SUCH A BLOOD RED. IT JUST COMMANDED ATTENTION, IT DISPLAYED BEAUTIFULLY, AS IF TO SAY, "LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME"........

I HOPE YOU ALL SAW IT!!!! IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT STANDS OUT IN YOUR LIFETIME. A TRULY SPECTACULAR GIFT.