by Marek Cichanski
I was sitting here in my living room, all of the parts of my M603 maksutov strewn about on the coffee table, when I looked up at the clock and realized that it was just about time for maximum eclipse. I grabbed some binos, stepped out onto the back porch, and took a gander at the Moon. Both the naked-eye view and the 9x63 bino view showed a slight darkening on the northwestern limb. The highland areas north and northwest of Mare Frigoris looked slightly darker than usual, almost a 'dirty' look, like slightly dusty or slightly sooty snow. The southeastern limb, beyond Tycho, looked as bright as ever.
Clouds covered the moon, I came back inside, and now I realize how tired I am.
Posted on sf-bay-tac Apr 24, 2005 03:01:24 PT
Converted by report.pm 1.2 Apr 24, 2005 12:44:08 PT