A Total Lunar Eclipse of the Past: August 16, 1989
On this evening as the moon rose it was both cloudy and foggy over Lake Michigan
to the east. It looked as if the weather was going to spoil the show. As
Capricornus carried the moon higher in the sky to the south, conditions improved
and eventually the entire sky cleared as totality began. During the second half of
totality the moon nearly disappeared from view. This was a dark lunar eclipse.
Just after 10 pm local time I made this color pencil sketch on black construction
paper to approximate the 50mm binocular view.
Frank McCabe
Frank,
What a beautiful blast from the past! I graduated from high school and joined the Army that year, so I’m quite sure I didn’t even know about the eclipse. It is great to see your record of this event eighteen years later. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Jason
Jason,
Thank you guy. What I remember most about sketches I did long ago was that I wanted a way to remember the event long after it was over.
Frank