In August, my family and I went up to Oregon to see the solar eclipse. It was amazing! I'm so glad that Mom took me, even though I protested. I'm not much for traveling, but the eclipse was definitely worth seeing.
There hasn't been a total lunar eclipse that crossed the complete United States since the early 1900s, June 8, 1918 to be exact. I find it fascinating that NASA was not only able to tell us exactly where it would take place, but also when and for how long.
NASA's ability to do that reminds me of Genesis 1:14-15, "And God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.' And it was so."
God's design of our universe enabled us to exactly date and time an often once-in-a-lifetime event. Of the beautiful things of nature that I've seen, this was probably my favourite. I've seen the Northern Lights, and while those are beautiful and definitely display the glory of their Creator in their beauty, the eclipse was beautiful and displayed God's glory not only in their beauty, but also in the timing that they occur.
The lighting and environment change was really weird. If we'd been in the city, it would've been pitch black; but because we were in the countryside, we could still tell that other areas still had light. The horizon was bright, but the sky was dark. We could see stars! The sun formed a perfect circle around the moon. It was amazing!
Here are some pictures of the eclipse and some blackberries that we picked up where we were.
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| We also saw the Crater Lake. It was beautiful! My dad was constantly telling me how beautiful it was, so we had to see it! It is the bluest water ever! |
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