Published February 21st, 2008
ran outside in the snow about 5 times last night in my shorts to get these pics. parts of my body started freezing while I waited for a break in the clouds. more information on the eclipse after the pics.
A very large timelapse image from wikipedia.com: lunar_eclipse_02-20-08.jpg
A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the moon passes through some portion of the Earth’s shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, the Moon is always full the night of a lunar eclipse. Every year there are usually at least two partial lunar eclipses, although total eclipses [like the one on February 20th] are significantly less common.
Want more info? Get it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse
Are you smart or into astronomy? Then you might find this image useful:
Not into astronomy? Or perhaps you like the moon, but prefer things a little less technical? Then you might like this book:
MoonPie: Biography of an Out-of-This-World Snack
Took my third annual Appalachian hike/camp-out last weekend (May 20th). There wasn’t much information about the part of the trail we hiked, so here is a picture guide to the ~10 mile section in PA between HWY 645 and 81.
map printed from topozone.com - great place for maps because their topographical maps have the trail labeled on them.
We started at hwy 645 heading west, and the trail began very wide and well maintained.
After a few hills and about 2 1/2 miles later, we reached the William Penn Shelter. The shelter was off the trail about 1/10th of a mile down the side of the mountain. About half-way down there was even an outhouse.
Appalachian Trail Shelters
The trail got a little narrower, and rocky as we continued.
A few miles from the Shelter, there was an overlook labeled by an “Abandoned Power Line” sign.
The trail became a little treacherous after this.
Eventually, we were able to hear the traffic on interstate 81, and soon, we were overlooking the Lickdale exit.
After another mile or two winding down the mountain we went under Interstate 81.
After being rained on, we ended the hike there. Our ponchos kept the gear dry, but our feet were wet, and the thought of sleeping “under the stars” while worrying about more rain made us long for our dry beds at home again.
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