A total lunar eclipse occurred yesterday evening. The clear skies allowed many folks in qathet to witness the sun, Earth and moon align, so that the moon passes into Earth’s shadow.
qathet resident Brittany Peters was able to capture, in a photo, the moon looking a reddish colour, also called a blood moon, from near the Penticton Trails.
According to NASA, at 10:09 pm, Thursday, March 13, the moon began to enter Earth’s umbra (shadow cast) and the partial eclipse began. To the naked eye, as the moon moves into the umbra, it looks like a bite is being taken out of the lunar disk. At 11:26 pm the entire moon was eclipsed, causing it to look a tinted coppery red colour.
If that wasn't exciting enough, today, Friday, March 14, is International Pi Day. Pi, or π, is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter which is approximately 3.14, according to the United Nations.
On this soggy Pi Day Weatherhood is forecasting for rain throughout the day in qathet, but clearing up this evening. The temperature will rise to six degrees this afternoon. There is a 62 per cent chance of rain on Saturday, March 15, and a 40 per cent chance of rain on Sunday.
According to Powell River Farmers' Market members, there will be more greens available at the market on Sunday, March 16, as the winter market winds down. The spring/summer market begins in the coming months.
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