Total eclipse of the hear... uh, moon

Current mood: awwed

If you missed seeing the moon tonight... wow, it was beautiful. Especially at about 10:30 when the Earth's atmosphere made the moon an incredible shade of red. With binoculars (yeah, I'm that much of a geek), it was amazing!

Got me wondering... back in the day (way back in the day) before mankind understood what was happening in the heavens, luncar eclipses that turned the moon red must have thoroughly freaked some people out. Seriously, I'd imagine people thought the end of the world was upon them. Religious leaders probably preached of God punishing man for sins. Could have been super scary for folks.

I tried to snap a photo - virtually impossible to hold the camera still enough to take a night-shot... but here's the best I got. Kinda creepy-looking... like the moon is on fire.