The moon is puce
3 March 2007 12:14 amWith a full moon appearing later tonight, anything can happen at the Irish Blog Awards taking place in Dublin. But the omens don't end there.
At 8.18pm, just as the ceremonies get underway, the earth will move between the sun and the moon to begin a lunar eclipse.
By 10.44pm, the earth will cast its full shadow on the moon, which will hopefully appear copper-red in colour. Totality will end at 11.58pm.
Astronomy Ireland members will be setting up telescopes at eclipse watches in Cork, Dublin, Dundalk, Letterkenny and Clare starting at 9.30pm. See site for further details.
The events are going ahead regardless of the weather, but Met Eireann is forecasting a dry evening with clear spells and strengthening winds later. That might keep the clouds away.
So if you come across people howling and barking in or around the Alexander Hotel tonight, you'll know the score.
Post title is in honour of a great band called The Atrix and the snippet below is taken from their debut single, released in 1979.
