This morning, at five am, I woke Raphaela and we went outside for an unobstructed view of the Super Blood Moon Eclipse, an astronomical event that will only repeat in the year 2033. Together we watched the moon transition from full and bright to obscured and grey, with only the faintest hint of light somewhere in the sky.
Succot is one of my favorite of Jewish holidays, because it opens the possibilities of reconnecting with family and friends, and with nature. Raphaela and I certainly had quality time as we watched the eclipse, and I enjoyed her inquisitive mind as we shivered slightly in the chill of early morning Jerusalem air.
We also learned something new and vaguely alarming about wild life in Jerusalem: a large jackal walked around the streets in our area, hunting several street cats as we watched, and completely unafraid of our human presence.
On a completely different note, who thinks that "Super Blood Moon Eclipse" would be a fabulous title for a terrible science fiction movie?
2 comments:
I expected it to be red seeing as it's called a blood moon. Why is it a blood moon if it's not red?
It was orange-ish in color
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