lunar eclipse

[KnottedYet]

SKnot and I watched it to totality. Fabulous!

[spokewench]

Alas - clouds and more clouds and to top it off MORE SNOW!

I'm so tired of shoveling. I pulled something in my shoulder girdle this morning shoveling - OWWW

It hurts to breathe

[Popoki_Nui]

Thanks for the comments. Regina: yes, the camera was attached to a special fluorite telescope. No pix of Saturn yet, but I should have some soon if the weather holds.

Ya know, the coolest thing about last night wasn't the eclipse (although they always amaze me), it was the people. I had about a dozen or so visitors at the telescope, including several children. Everyone asked questions, and we had a nice tour of the night sky. But the children had that wonderful, glorious, wide-eyed awe of the sky. I absolutely love that! At mid-totality, I let each child punch a couple of buttons on my laptop, play with the telescope focuser, and take their own photos thru the telescope. Later last night I added each child's name, date, and location to the photo they took and with the parents' permission I emailed each of their photos to them. They were thrilled! I never get tired of sharing the night sky with anyone keen enough to learn.
Maybe, just maybe, one or two of my little visitors last night will go on to study with sky with the same passion that was ignited in me so many years ago.

~Sherry.

[KnottedYet]

PN - you are one cool chickie! Thank you for sharing your sky and knowlege and equipment with those kids! You're awesome!

[crazycanuck]

Wrong hemisphere darn...

[LoriO]

PN, those photos are incredible and just think what a memory that you were able to give those children. Awesome!

It figures, after I left for work last, Hubby pulled out the telescope and set it up, of course it was freezing cold but he got a very good view of Saturn.