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    Lunar influence

    Aug 13, 2020 2 minutes
    by M. Nicole Nazzaro

    A CHILD’S COLOURED PENCIL SET cannot possibly capture the sublime contours of light and shade displayed during a total lunar eclipse. Maroon, vermillion, carmine, crimson — recreating each hue would challenge the finest artists among us.

    I was no match for them, of course. It was July 1982, the night of a long lunar eclipse.

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