behold, ho, ho, ho - red moon rising

The eclipse sequence ( 10 Dec 2011 - Singapore Time) is as shown: 7.31 pm - Start of Penumbra Eclipse. 8.45 pm - Start of Umbra Partial Phase. 10.05 pm - Start of Total Eclipse. 10.31 pm - Maximum Eclipse. 10.57 pm - End of Total Eclipse. 12.18 am - End of Umbra Partial Eclipse. 1.31 am - End of Penumbra Eclipse. ho, ho, ho..... santa claus is coming .... with its red moon, like a cake for this coming Merry Season..... for once in so many nites, the sky was clear, the moon rose as expected, but in red after about 8pm. he received a call from oversea, a dear someone said on the other side, "hi..... " "hi.... long time no talk...." before going any further, he recognised her sweet voice instantly. "are you doing something?" "well, watching tv... " "go out and look at the sky... the moon is playing magic show tonite." "oh.... you mean eclipse? i completely forgot about it, though i read about it yesterday.... thanks for remind.... how are you?" "ok...." there was some long pause. ...... - sharing the full moon shortens the distance of two distant hearts to just a breath's length. sharing the eclipse merges the hearts... share this