SUPER BLOOD WOLF MOON!!!
The title says it all.
The title says it all.
So it finally arrived: the Super Blood Woolf Moon. Quite a name. My friends and I, nerds as we are, were pretty excited for the event. Personally, I’m not sure if I’d even given a real eclipse a good look until now, let alone spent so much time wondering at a Super Blood Wolf Moon!
I’m the type who’s known to get emotional staring at the night sky on occasion. Honestly, I’m pretty sure I once spent a bit too long staring into the stars while camping at Joshua Tree and ended up crying a little. So. This was a pretty special thing for me. Super Blood Wolf Moon!
Sorry. I’ll stop saying that. I promise.
Carleton’s Goodsell Observatory was open for the night, so students and resident Northfielders alike came and checked out the eclipse through a couple of telescopes. It was pretty heartwarming to see how much of a community event the night became, and how Carleton can function as a hub for the College’s greater residential area. I’m also pretty sure I met a professor’s kids!
It was pretty difficult, but I actually got a few decent shots of the Moon with my phone by positioning its camera through one of the telescopes. Here’s one of them.
Cool, I think. Anyway, I also brought my ~good~ camera, because if there’s any time to do so, it’s during a rare eclipse. Here’s what I managed on that.
By the time I was done with my shoot, the weather had dropped into the negatives (quite possibly a temperature record for me) and I could hear some sort of strange human howling emanating from the direction of the Arb (probably the Druids, honestly), so I decided it was time to return to the safety of home and get some work done. Probably for the best.
Overall, the (I lied, one more time) Super Blood Wolf Moon was one of my more memorable experiences at Carleton thus far, and I’m glad I managed to find the time to enjoy it. I highly recommend taking the time to stargaze once in a while!
Lucas is in his freshman year at Carleton, bringing with him a passion for all things nerdy and a talent for overthinking and awkwardness (and self-deprecation). He hails from Pasadena, California, and yes, he realizes it gets cold out here. Currently wildly undecided, he can see himself attempting a Physics and Cinema and Media Studies double major, although Chemistry, Economics, and Computer Science (among many other subjects) have been tempting him as well. He misses his bearded dragon.