昨晩は、「皆既月食」でした。
幸いにも、空は雲一つなく、先日の台風が雲を持ち去っていったお陰です。
18時過ぎに始まり、20時前にはその最大を迎えます。
輝く満月ではなく、なんとも表現できない赤みを帯びた黒い月が妙に魅力的だったと思います。
メルボルンの親友も、この月食を観ようとしていたようだ。でも、雲が多かったと言っていた。
この黒い月に何か願いを託すべきだったのでしょうか?
でも、今な何を願えば、誰に願いを託せばいいのかも良く分からなくなってしまった・・・。
"Total"eclipse occurred last night here in Japan.
We fortunately had a clear weather to observe this amazing celestial event. The last typhoon which had passed through a few days ago took all the clouds away in the air.
It started around 18 o'clock, and reached at maximum around 20 o'clock.
Compared to ordinal shining full moons, this back moon with kind of mysterious reddish colour was indescribably attractive.
My best buddy in Melbourne was also trying to observe this eclipse, but it seemed that some clouds had blocked the view.
Should I have wished anything for this back moon?
I don't know, however, what to wish, whom I wish to now...
Masami