COUNTY LIFE
Only 2019 total lunar eclipse is Sunday
Looking
up at the Moon can create a sense of awe at any time, but those who do
so on the evening of Jan. 20 will be treated to the only total lunar
eclipse of 2019.
Visible for its entirety in North and South
America, this eclipse is being referred to by some as a super blood moon
– “super” because the Moon will be closest to Earth in its orbit during
the full moon and “blood” because the total lunar eclipse will turn the
Moon a reddish hue.
The Moon passes through two distinct parts of Earth’s shadow during a lunar eclipse.
At
8:36 p.m. the edge of the moon will begin entering the penumbra. The
Moon will dim very slightly for the next 57 minutes as it moves deeper.
At
10:41 p.m., the moon will be completely inside the umbra, marking the
beginning of the total lunar eclipse. The moment of greatest eclipse,
when the Moon is halfway through the umbra, occurs 11:12 p.m.
As the
moon moves completely into the umbra, something interesting happens, it
begins to turn reddish-orange. The reason for this phenomenon? Earth’s
atmosphere.
As sunlight passes through it, the small molecules that
make up our atmosphere scatter blue light, which is why the sky appears
blue. This leaves behind mostly red light that bends, or refracts, into
Earth’s shadow. We can see the red light during an eclipse as it falls
onto the Moon in Earth’s shadow. This same effect is what gives sunrises
and sunsets a reddish-orange color.
The May 8 deadline is almost here for the 2024 Keepsake Graduation section produced by The Bowie News. It is the only section where you will see senior photos of every high school in Montague County and Bellevue.
If you want to honor your graduate with a special ad or your business wants to congratulate a working senior, call 872-2247 or print a copy of the submission form at bowienewsonline.com. The section will publish on May 22.
This weekend find the deals in the City of Bowie Community-wide garage sales April 26-27.
See the map of a garage sale locations in Bowie in the mid-week Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
[email protected]
The big take-away from Tuesday’s Bowie Business Boost was time: “It only takes six seconds to make an impression in life.”
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, professional trainer and writer, was speaker for program number three of Bowie Boost with a focus on “Memorable Marketing in a Post-Pandemic Era.”
She opened about how she had started her business, ‘Acceleration by Design,’ and things were “rocking,” when 2020 came and things changed with the worldwide pandemic. As things began to reopen it appeared there were more opportunities but also more challenges.
Vincent laughed as she showed a Richard Simmons “Sweating to the Oldies,” infomercial that became one of the most popular and still running ads.
“Can you believe back then we would call a 1-800 number and give someone our credit card? That is crazy. They used big music, big voices and big adjectives,” exclaimed Vincent.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
(Top photo) Lorie Vincent, Acceleration by Design, discussed how marketing has flipped upside-down in this post-pandemic era. She spoke at the Bowie Business Boost part 3. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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