Moon Party

For the past year we've studied astronomy together as a family.  We finished the book in August, but we had an amazing culmination to our studies.  Bug has been trying to earn the Astronomy merit badge.  For one of his requirements he needed to visit a planetarium, and do a presentation or something on it.  So yesterday, Bug, Roo and I went on a field trip to the Planetarium in SLC.--Doodle's in public school this year- so he didn't get to join us :(-- 

Here's a few pics from the Planetarium. 

 studying how telescopes work

Bug the photographer took this one

Bug on the moon

Roo- on Mars

 THEN this morning- there was a total lunar eclipse, We woke up early (5:45 was when it was supposed to start) and snuggled up. We sat outside on a blanket for a little while, then we decided to get in the car and turn on the heater and drive for a few minutes to where we could see it better. We drove just down our road and parked the car to watch. What an amazing sight! We had hot chocolate as we sat and watched the moon disappear. (we couldn't watch it re-appear, as the sun was rising and it got too light and hazy to see anymore)

Watching the eclipse from the backyard

Just beginning

 In the nice warm car!

 

My camera isn't the best- but mid-eclipse

Almost total eclipse

What a beautiful sight!