Sunset and Blood Moonrise at Maianbar Yesterday

"Blood Moon Eclipse" teableau for 03/14/25

It was too cloudy for me to see the eclipse, so I made my own.

π day blood moon.

There was light cloud and the camera seemed to be fighting me a bit, so this is short on detail; taken as the thicker clouds started to roll in; the moon was gone like 45 seconds after this shot. 300mm, 𝑓6.3, ISO 10000.

just like a full moon
the heart is a hallowed place
for those who believe

#MastoPrompt #hallowed
#dailyhaikuprompt - full moon

ART
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Blood moon Eclipse sequence over Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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This sequence is from the total lunar eclipse a few years back

#moon #astronomy #bloodmoon

Few stages of the lunar eclipse through cloud cover. Before reaching totality the clouds completely closed in, but it was fun to watch.
Edmonds, WA

Before and after

Best I could get on my phone of the #bloodmoon #lunareclipse 2025

I truly didn't know there was going to be a blood moon until I saw people posting about it. As if we need any more bad omens in these troubled times.
#BloodMoon #LunarEclipse

So it begins.

( And I have to go to sleep )

Waiting for the #eclipse... Not started yet.

#LunarEclipse
#BloodMoon

The moon will provide a rare celestial spectacle to the Space City as it orbits through Earth’s shadow early Friday -- if clouds don't get in the way.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/03/13/515979/houston-to-see-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-unless-clouds-intervene/

See the Full Worm "Blood" Moon Lunar Eclipse at the Westport Observatory early Friday morning, March 14, 2025 - IF IT'S CLEAR. We'll open up the Westport Observatory early Friday morning from 1 - 3:40 am. Watch our social media for weather updates! https://ow.ly/HRZ450VhehK

I need to figure out if I'm staying up late or waking up early.

Total lunar eclipse is just one week away: When and where to see the Blood Moon.

https://www.space.com/total-lunar-eclipse-one-week-away-march-2025-everything-you-need-to-know

While randomly trawling the streaming apps after New Year’s exuberance, I happened upon psychedelic sci-fi thriller Cosmic Dawn (2022). Allegedly inspired by the experiences of writer and director Jefferson Moneo, this Canadian production is captivating from the get-go.

Lost and yearning, Aurora (Camille Rowe) is a troubled woman. Haunted from childhood by the unusual disappearance of her mother on the Blood Moon, she self-medicates in a fugue of nightclub narcotics. Wandering aimlessly after hospitalisation, she is drawn by hallucinations to an esoteric bookstore – Equinox. (A cheeky nod to Jimmy Page.)

There she is introduced to the ‘Cosmic Dawn’ cult, and their leader Elyse (Antonia Zegers). A collective of alien abduction witnesses from around the world, each sharing a similar experience.

Invited to the cult’s underground compound in the wilderness, Aurora is drawn into their charismatic kindness and rainbow overalls as they imprint on her a sense of belonging. Her reality reprogrammed (or revealed?) by starvation, tests of faith, and shamanic plant medicine. One emotive scene contrasts the cold extasis of her former life with the tactile warmth of the cult’s collective sing-along.

Playing on this dissonance, the film delivers a dual narrative. Existing in the now, and four years later after inevitable tragedy breaks the covenant. Characters are introduced out of expected order as we see how the survivors return to the outside world.

With Ari Aster’s Midsommer (2018) a cinematic watershed for sinister cult dynamics, this film takes a different tack. The Cosmic Dawn are presented ambiguously, their truth obscured until outside intervention. The members shown to be good people who have lost their way, responding with shock and disgust to acts of violence.

Visually stunning, and cribbing from the octarine hyper-reality of Richard Stanley’s Color out of Space (2019), scenes are awash with an otherworldly glow. Reality shifts around Aurora in a kaleidoscope of colour as her emotional state evolves.

The breathtaking visuals are matched with an standout soundtrack by synth luminary and John Carpenter collaborator Alan Howarth. Everpresent and relentless, this pulse adds to the timeless unease of the film.

There are few contemporary gimmicks in this movie, with effects seeming both analogue and organic. The ‘retro’ label is overused, and everything feels fresh for not trying to be modern.

Well worth a watch, and available to stream on Tubi.

https://youtu.be/87cgTac-zaU

https://heathenstorm.com/2025/01/01/cosmic-dawn-2022/

What a lovely night to be a Mothman !

The lunar "trifecta" last night was quite something (blood moon + super moon + partial lunar eclipse)

These two photos were taken roughly one hour apart, with the second one around 10:45 EST.

The sky got increasingly hazy, but in the second photo the upper portion displays the Earth's shadow (the umbra) at the top.

I recommend clicking into the photos to see the detail at 100%!