Lunar Eclipse

I had a wonderful sushi dinner with my guys Monday night and Levi and I decided to stay up late to watch the highly anticipated lunar eclipse unfold. While driving home from dinner the moon was so big, bright and full that it was hard to imagine it would be covered up in just a few short hours!

The event started around 9:30 and by 10:40 the moon was completely masked. We had gone out a few times in this time frame admiring it and snapping pictures! It was absolutely beautiful and amazing to watch. Unfortunately, right as the total eclipse fell into place and the moon was suppose to turn a reddish/orange color, our cloud cover got so thick that it blocked the moon out completely. It was a bit disappointing, but I'm happy that we got the see the eclipse progress up until this point.

This was the first time in a few hundred years that the lunar eclipse fell on the same night as the winter solstice. The only other record is back in 1638, and it's not believed to happen again until 2094! This was definitely a "once in a lifetime" kind of event!

As for the winter solstice...YAY! For those living in the states this may not mean much, but for us Alaskans, it's a time to celebrate! The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It now means that our days will grow longer and we will start to have more daylight!! Goodbye dark gloomy days!