It is April 1st and I woke up around 5:30. Today is Full Moon and I wanted to see if I could see it from my porch window.
There it was. Shining in the West so I could see it peeking through the power lines. I took two shots with my iPhone. One with Night mode and one without. It doesn't look like much, but it was there. I went back to bed and almost an hour later I went back to check... and it wasn't there. It had vanished. Looking at the pictures, it almost looks like the 5:30 am shots were less cloudy. I'm not an astrophysicist. I can't explain what happened in an hour to make the moon disappear from my sight. But one hour it was there and the next it was not.
I am calling it my Cosmic April Fools Joke. The Universe is playing with me this morning. Photographic evidence and a time stamp on my iPhone photos give me a story to share.
Today is the Launch of Artemis II. If today goes well and their launch is successful... then if there testing during their laps around the Earth goes well... they will do a burn and head out of Earth's orbit toward the Moon. I sent a link for the NASA livestream to my Mom. I don't know if she will be watching... but if she is at home... she might watch it because it is something we can do together. I don't think it is all that important to her other than sharing space with me because I was too young to watch it the first time.
It is real? Some won't think so. Some will say this is all a story. An elaborate one, but still a story. If they aren't in Florida to see the launch, it will be easier to write it off as a production like they wrote the Apollo missions off as a production.
3:00 pm... I'm ready. I am interested. I am engaged. I'm with you Artemis II... even if it is just me in my own space.
5:13 pm
Artemis II is in orbit. I feel like I have been in a historical moment today. Not sure how to feel...
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