And when the sun, earth, and moon line up: "the shadow of the earth is like an enveloping mist, the moon like a hesitant new bride, slowly engulfed, and then again gradually revealing her face."
當太陽、地球、月亮成一直線，較小的月亮被地球遮住，就是我們俗稱「天狗吃月」的月蝕：一輪明月高掛天際，地球的影子像片紅褐色的晚霞，緩緩掩向月亮，月亮則似嬌羞的新娘，漸漸隱沒在紅霞中，然後再一點一滴的探出臉來……。