Raven Ridge Gardens: night sky

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse/Winter Solstice

A triumvirate of auspicious occurances begins Monday evening, December 20th at 10:33 (west coast time): The last full moon of 2010 undergoing a total eclipse which will end around 2:30 AM on the Winter Solstice.
Will I be up all night watching? You betcha'. (Please, clouds and fog, go away.)
Will I be hoping for a brighter, more compassionate world in 2011? That too. Always.

Happy Winter Solstice!

The sun just came out as I'm typing this; I hope it's a good sign.

Click on the youtube link below for a beautiful video about this special cosmic event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BGWKyM5MKw

Monday, December 21, 2009

Happy Winter Solstice 2009

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I didn't think this photo would come out.

I took so many of them, hoping against hope, with my little camera, that I would get just one good shot.

It's certainly not the best moon shot in the world.

But I managed to catch the penumbra.

And Jupiter.

And that's good enough for now.

On this night close your eyes, take a deep breath, let it out slowly and welcome the return to light.

Happy Winter Solstice!