Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and What the What??? Lovers…

Isn’t is kind of FREAKY???

One caveat: The total eclipse will not be visible anywhere in the USA and will be seen only by folks on some rather remote islands in far northern Europe Friday morning. Residents of the Danish-owned Faroe Islands and the sparsely inhabited Norwegian island group of Svalbard will be the only lucky ones to see the full spectacle.

PHOTO: People wait for the start of a total solar eclipse on a hill beside a hotel overlooking the sea and Torshavn, the capital city of the Faeroe Islands, March 20, 2015.

This is the Earth’s first — and only — total solar eclipse of the year and the first one since November 2013, NASA reports. The next total solar eclipse in the USA will be in August 2017.

Two other astronomical events will take place today: the spring (or vernal) equinox, which marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and a so-called Supermoon.

The Supermoon is a full or new moon that occurs during the moon’s closest approach to Earth on its elliptical orbit, according to AccuWeather.

What makes it super? It’s when a full or new moon coincides with perigee — the moon’s closest point to Earth in its orbit. Basically, the Supermoon, when full, appears a bit bigger and brighter than usual in the night sky.

The spring equinox, when the sun shines directly on the equator, occurs at 6:45 p.m. ET today.

Bring it on!  Daisy Lynn and I are ready to rejoice and greet the Spring and all its glory!!!

More loving March the 20th later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB watching the rainbow super moon…)

 

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