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!
Could see the moon fine until the fun stuff started happening. Then full cloud cover. Saw part of the eclipse but wanted to see the red part. Oh well. Crick in my neck now from sitting out in the park for hours.
Doorman thinks I’m nuts. He said, “Were you looking for a parking spot?”
“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... :