I'm reminded of a line in a song that my choir sang, and will be singing, on the feast of Christ The King (November 23):
And when the moon has turned to blood,
And when the moon has turned to blood,
O Lord, I want to be in that number
When the moon has turned to blood
Well, here goes . . . the second of four.
Total Lunar Eclipse Next Week Will Turn the Moon Blood Red
Space.com
by Miriam Kramer, Staff Writer
11 hrs ago
Skywatchers across much of the world will have the chance to see the moon glowing with an eerie red pallor during a pre-Halloween total lunar eclipse next week.
The "blood moon " total lunar eclipse will rise during the full moon of Oct. 8 just before sunrise in North America, but red might not be the only color people see during the total eclipse. Weather permitting, it's possible that some sharp-eyed observers might be able to see some blue in the moon's glow. The event will be the second of four consecutive total lunar eclipses in 2014 and 2015, according to NASA officials.
On the East Coast of the United States, totality starts at 6:25 a.m. EDT, but stargazers on the West Coast of the United States will have an even better chance of seeing the rusty glow of the moon during totality. The eclipse will occur between 3:25 a.m. PDT and 4:24 a.m. PDT Wednesday. Observers in Australia and countries along the Pacific Ocean will also have the chance to see the eclipse. [Video: October's Lunar Eclipse Won't Be Unusually Dark]
"It promises to be a stunning sight, even from the most light-polluted cities," NASA eclipse expert Fred Espenak said in a statement. "I encourage everyone, especially families with curious children, to go out and enjoy the event."
A total lunar eclipse tetrad
Next week's eclipse is the second in a so-called total lunar eclipse tetrad , a series of four consecutive eclipses that began earlier this year. The first total eclipse tetrad occured in April. The next total eclipse in the series will occur on April 4, 2015, and the fourth eclipse will rise on Sept. 28, 2015.
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/weather/total-lunar-eclipse-next-week-will-turn-the-moon-blood-red/ar-BB7hHXyLunar eclipse tetrads have happened twice in the last century, IIRC (I know that someone will check--I did and the link will be below). Both times, they have been around significant events in the history of Israel . . .
And the blog it came from.
http://2fletchdr222.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-history-of-8-blood-moon-tetrads.htmlBe ready.
O when the saints go marching in,
O when the saints go marching in,
O Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in
