I am always intrigued with the universe. I never cease to wonder those heavenly bodies and planets floating beautifully and orbiting obediently around their respective stars. I am awestruck with celestial events now correctly predicted by astronomers. The time, the location and the event are calculated to the nearest second! Simply amazing, making me more grateful for each day of my life as these bodies are disciplined to sustain life on this earth. Any deviation in this orderly movement would spell disaster to life on our planet. Looks like Nature (God) is really looking after us, one of the creatures eking out a living in this world.
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| Lunar Eclipse in Progress as seen in this combination of images -AFP |
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| These pictures by Associate Press (AP) and Agence French Press (AFP) are priceless for those of us who want to record this rare event and yet do not have the state of the art photographic paraphernalia. |
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| Lunar eclipse seen over Canberra - AP |
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| Event seen over Switzerland -AP |
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| A double exposure picture shows the moon and the monument of The Savior of The World in San Salvador during the 2010 total lunar eclipse- AFP |
The phenomenon which occurs once in 400 hundred years was observed by thousands on 21 December 2010. It was the lunar eclipse which came into being when the three bodies in the galaxy aligned. Yes, the sun, the earth and the moon positioned in a line to give us the spectacular sight and to remind us that we are but one of those celestial bodies moving perpetually in space as predictable as days alternating with nights.
During a total lunar eclipse the Earth casts on the full moon, blocking the sun's rays. Some indirect sunlight still pierces through to give the moon its red hue. Wonderful and yet rather eerie.
It is indeed a grand event which will only return in the year 2410, in about 12 generations from now!
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