Partly cloudy eclipse

[redbird]

After a discouraging forecast, the sky cleared, and looking out the window a bit after 9 (EST) we could clearly see the eclipse starting. We went outside together shortly before totality. The effect was weird: the moon dimmed a bit more, and then brightened, as clouds drifted away. And then they drifted back. We didn't get the red or orange color the nice people at NASA predicted (based on lack of recent major volcanic eruptions), but we enjoyed the view. There were very few other people out there; some were probably in the park, and it was a cold night.

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[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

The moon was a nice shade of light orange over Philadelphia.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Around 11:30, it was a dark red, and beautiful. We'd stopped into Bar BQ, and there were a few people who would come in, have a drink, go out for fifteen minutes, and come back in, with their faces all full of "Cool eclipse" eyes.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I saw red moon pictures on our late news here. I didn't feel like dragging a chair out so I could look up.