Observations and observances...

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Well, what a month so far...a new moon in Aquarius (not quite dawning of the age...) and the Year of the Tiger starting; always been good for me. And today, well, Candlemas (snowdrops), Groundhog Day and the tutu...so it's said: well, today is obviously the first of a few palindrome dates this month: 2/2/22, Twos Day, not to be confused with Twosday (22/2/22..which is a Tuesday!). Love it.

btw, click on the images for info.

Observations and observances...

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Well, what a month so far...a new moon in Aquarius (not quite dawning of the age...) and the Year of the Tiger starting; always been good for me. And today, well, Candlemas (snowdrops), Groundhog Day and the tutu...so it's said: well, today is obviously the first of a few palindrome dates this month: 2/2/22, Twos Day, not to be confused with Twosday (22/2/22..which is a Tuesday!). Love it.

btw, click on the images for info.

Overhead orbital oblectation...

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Tonight there will be a partial lunar eclipse "of a Lifetime!" ...in fact of many lifetimes! It will be the "longest partial eclipse of the Moon since the 15th century, and there won't be one this long until February 8, 2669"...only once in more than a millennium. This is an eclipse of the Micro Full Beaver Moon* and "will look like an 'almost' total lunar eclipse": unfortunately only "for those in North and South America, Australia, and parts of Asia." although judging by the eclipse map we may just get a peek in the UK if the skies are clear. 

You can watch it LIVE with timeanddate.com HERE. 

* that isn't a porno film, it's what the full moon in November is called.

Overhead orbital oblectation...

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Tonight there will be a partial lunar eclipse "of a Lifetime!" ...in fact of many lifetimes! It will be the "longest partial eclipse of the Moon since the 15th century, and there won't be one this long until February 8, 2669"...only once in more than a millennium. This is an eclipse of the Micro Full Beaver Moon* and "will look like an 'almost' total lunar eclipse": unfortunately only "for those in North and South America, Australia, and parts of Asia." although judging by the eclipse map we may just get a peek in the UK if the skies are clear. 

You can watch it LIVE with timeanddate.com HERE. 

* that isn't a porno film, it's what the full moon in November is called.

October's over III...

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Tonight is Halloween and it is also a full moon, the Hunter's Moon...spooky eh? No, it has to happen of course but the "last time this happened was back in 1944. And it will not happen again until 2039!" What I bet you didn't know is that when a full moon falls on Halloween it is ALWAYS a blue moon; it has to be. "The first full moon that follows the autumn equinox is called the Harvest Moon"..."Typically, the next full moon that follows the Harvest Moon is called the Hunter’s Moon. But this year it is also called a Blue Moon. As both events occur within the same month." [LINK] This latter relies on the 'modern tradition' of what is a blue moon, they always been something rare but not always just the second full moon within a calendar month, which is how we think of it [origin of the phrase].

In case you're wondering (and as per first link above) , yes, most of the full moons have names.

 

Update: Talking about the moon, I didn't realise until today that 'Operation Moonshot' (UK Gov's rapid turnaround coronavirus testing programme) has been quietly put down.

October's over III...

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Tonight is Halloween and it is also a full moon, the Hunter's Moon...spooky eh? No, it has to happen of course but the "last time this happened was back in 1944. And it will not happen again until 2039!" What I bet you didn't know is that when a full moon falls on Halloween it is ALWAYS a blue moon; it has to be. "The first full moon that follows the autumn equinox is called the Harvest Moon"..."Typically, the next full moon that follows the Harvest Moon is called the Hunter’s Moon. But this year it is also called a Blue Moon. As both events occur within the same month." [LINK] This latter relies on the 'modern tradition' of what is a blue moon, they always been something rare but not always just the second full moon within a calendar month, which is how we think of it [origin of the phrase].

In case you're wondering (and as per first link above) , yes, most of the full moons have names.

 

Update: Talking about the moon, I didn't realise until today that 'Operation Moonshot' (UK Gov's rapid turnaround coronavirus testing programme) has been quietly put down.

Otoño o Ostara...

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Google has this doodle today which I though was a bit odd...'Primer dia de otoño' (First day of Autumn) until I remembered I was in the southern hemisphere...d'oh. Ostara back home and if you're a bit of a pagan: "The spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere falls on Friday March 20 this year, marking the time when the sun passes over the celestial equator. Wiccans and other neopagans observe the day as Ostara, a festival that celebrates the season's change from dark winter to brightening spring." [HuffPo] Of course yesterday for many also saw a supermoon and a solar eclipse! [EarthSky] ooooo.

Otoño o Ostara...

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Google has this doodle today which I though was a bit odd...'Primer dia de otoño' (First day of Autumn) until I remembered I was in the southern hemisphere...d'oh. Ostara back home and if you're a bit of a pagan: "The spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere falls on Friday March 20 this year, marking the time when the sun passes over the celestial equator. Wiccans and other neopagans observe the day as Ostara, a festival that celebrates the season's change from dark winter to brightening spring." [HuffPo] Of course yesterday for many also saw a supermoon and a solar eclipse! [EarthSky] ooooo.