“Go out every 10 to 15 minutes and you’ll watch the moon get, as a third-grader once put it to me, eaten by the shadow.”
That was the quote which convinced me to set my alarm for the 1 a.m. lunar eclipse – the Blood Moon. First time an eclipse has been visible from my Colorado home. Generally we’re on the wrong side of the globe, wrong side of the U.S., too far south – or it’s snowing, clouds obscuring the view.
No excuse this go-around – snow ended Sunday, clearing all cumulus from the night sky.
Both dogs were groggy, unclear why we were up (yep, I woke the entire household). Nothing like setting your alarm late on a Monday night to check out an eclipse in the early morning sky 🙂
Moon is up mighty high at 1 a.m. so can’t say I captured awesome pics – but absolutely enjoyed the experience. WOW!
Goodnight stars
Goodnight air
Goodnight noises everywhere
Goodnight Blood Moon — hope to see you again in October.
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- April 15th lunar eclipse (local Newspaper photo)
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- far far away but still captured its ruddy glow
Back in Reykjavik with 20 hours ’til my return flight to Denver. Rest, relax? Heck, no. Shelled out a fast 5400 ISK (Icelandic króna) – tonite’s my last chance to see the Northern Lights!
Quick dinner, then boarded a bus to Iceland’s western fjords with Stephen & new Aussie friend Maria. Best chance to see the Lights (& first possibility since September 5th) were tonite on Iceland’s western edge.
Clear, cold night; windy & 6 degrees. Waited in pitch darkness, high on a knoll for the Lights to start the dance.
No more than 20 minutes in, folks started to murmur. Faint clouds seemed to stretch, elongate upward, diagonally. Gray to pink – and then, the most amazing greens. FAAAANNNNTASTIC!
Surprisingly almost as soon as these illuminated solar flares began to dance, they would then shrink, diminish, disappear. That said, once the show started, the frequency of light & colour came in rapid succession.
Another ‘WOW’ event off my bucket list. Cannot adequately express how it feels to see this phenomenon in person.
Re-boarded the bus near midnight, mission accomplished. Honestly, I don’t dream BIG enough. I pray/hope/dream on a scale from 1-10, my God blesses me using a scale 1-100. So very blessed!
Quick shut-eye, then used Reykjavik’s local bus service to briefly explore the city before my Colorado return – Highlights: Reykjavik Art Museum & Hallgrímskirkja (Lutheran church).
Goodbye Iceland — land of volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls & rainbows! I leave inspired, forever changed.
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- Northern Lights over Iceland’s Western fjords
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- super cold, windy & 6 degrees — would I do it again? YES!
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- STUNNING solar flares
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- most AMAZING greens – will NEVER forget this night!
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- SPECTACULAR!
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- Reykjavik Art Museum
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- Tomas Martisauskis: Creature (postmodern take on the relationship between sculptural matter and the space)
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- Zilvinas Kempinas: Fountains (pools of magnetic tape waves driven by heavy-duty industrial fans)
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- troll envy
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- Hallgrimskirkja (Lutheran church) — designed to resemble basalt lava flows of Iceland’s landscape
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- Goodbye Iceland! I leave inspired, forever changed.
