Originally Posted by
barndoor
Good on you Tude!
Personally, I avoid night riding as I just know I'm gonna get clipped by some idiot that can't see my flashing red taillight or reflective vest or high beam headlight....
On the other hand.....has anyone heard anything about the planet Mars appearing as big as the moon on the evening of August 27th or 28th? Something about its orbit around the Sun and at that point being at its closest to the Earth? It may be another 200+ years till it's that close again.... I may force myself to hop on the bike and find a nice spot to observe....
Edit: Nevermind....found out this was a joke......
There
IS a lunar eclipse on the 28th, if you're on the West coast it should be a good one too. I remember seeing a really good full eclipse several years ago, the moon looked like something you could just reach out and grab. Very weird.