A TOTAL GRAYOUT LUNAR EVENT ECLIPSED BY CLOUD COVER.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE - They had hoped for a glimpse of moon magic but instead watched cloudy cloudy (clou´de) 1. murky; turbid; not transparent. 2. marked by indistinct streaks. skies get grayer and grayer. Mother Nature disappointed more than 100 skygazers at Descanso Gardens Descanso Gardens is a 160-acre botanical garden and historical site located at 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA. Situated in a natural “bowl” in the San Rafael Hills, this calming, urban retreat is just 14 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. on Saturday night as overcast skies blocked Southland south·land or South·land n. A region in the south of a country or an area. south  land·er n.Noun 1. views of a rare total lunar eclipse. ``I'm very disappointed,'' said Tom Dorff, 65, an amateur astronomer from Sonoma who helped organize the garden's event. ``But that's part of astronomy. That's the way it is.'' A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon, Earth and sun are in alignment and the moon passes through the planet's shadow, or umbra. Watchers near the East Coast, where skies were clear Saturday, said the eclipse appeared light red, although some reported a brownish color. At Descanso Gardens, visitors who paid $9 to see the eclipse through several powerful telescopes set up in the parking lot were offered refunds when the eclipse remained hidden. But some, like Mark Bodenstein, 53, and his wife Dale, 51, weren't going to let a little cloud A Little Cloud is a short story in Dubliners, by James Joyce. The story The story follows Thomas Chandler, or "Little Chandler" as he is known, through a portion of his day. cover dampen their outing. ``We got until 7,'' said Dale, a nursery school nursery school, educational institution for children from two to four years of age. It is distinguishable from a day nursery in that it serves children of both working and nonworking parents, rarely receives public funds, and has as its primary objective to promote teacher. ``We brought our chairs, veggie burgers For a burgerless burger, see . A veggie burger is a vegetarian hamburger. The patty of a veggie burger can be made from vegetables, nuts, dairy, mushrooms, textured vegetable protein (TVP), or a combination of these. They are sometimes vegan. and binoculars. We're not giving up.'' They should have been able to see the moon in the dark part of the Earth's shadow from just after sundown until about 5:30 p.m. As the moon rose over the eastern horizon, it would have appeared as a reddish crescent growing thicker by the minute. Instead, most began packing up and leaving Descanso, while others stayed to watch a slide show about stars, meteors and comets. ``It's Mother Nature,'' conceded a disappointed Steve Fox Steve Fox may refer to:
Jason Kandel, (818) 713-3664 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Olivia Gonzalez, 2, takes the smart route and naps on a table at Descanso Gardens on Saturday night, as cloud cover ruined views of the evening's lunar eclipse. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer (2) The Earth's shadow creeps onto the moon about a half hour into the lunar eclipse Saturday, in this photo from Rochester, N.Y. Jay Capers/Democrat and Chronicle |
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