Lunar eclipse above a city garden
I have barely opened my back door since it got (brrrrrrrrrrrr) so freaking freezing cold this winter, but tonight I swung it wide so I could appreciate the fact that my garden faces east. All the better to see the rising full moon as it went into a full eclipse for the last time until 2010.
There's something magical to me about the private rear faces of urban houses, with pinpoints of light in their dark gardens and the warm glow of reading lamps and TV screens seeping out the windows. I have one of the most amazing views in the Village, as my garden sits smack in the middle of the short end of a long block. I stare straight down the line between back-to-back rowhouse yards, and in the winter, when the trees are bare, I can see clear to the other end of the block.
Tonight I turned out all the lights inside my apartment so I could take in the buildings as I watched the shadow of the earth slowly crossed the moon. I may not be able to stargaze in this bright-lights-big-city, but there was still much atwinkle for me to see.
Posted by Alex Bandon | Categories: City Garden | Permalink
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We had clouds, so we didn't get to see it. :(
We had a clear sky but I didn't even know there was supposed to be a lunar eclipse.
What my daughter and I did notice was that as it was getting dark the moon was absolutely enormous and very yellow. I guess I should have known that meant something cool was going to happen!
funny - i took this same photo (from the front of my house rather than the back) but i couldn't stop shaking long enough to get the camera to sit still. Your photo turned out so much better than my blurry mess.
That's neat that you were able to see it! We couldn't see it thanks to a snow storm, but it looks like it was gorgeous!
Such precious real estate indeed!
I watched the same moon 3,000 miles away here in L.A.