Lunar Eclipse

After the excitement of the 2024 Solar Eclipse, I knew I had to play basketball during the next big celestial phenomenon—the total lunar eclipse.

Quick Summary: Solar vs. Lunar Eclipse

☀️ Solar Eclipse – The Moon blocks the Sun's light.
🌕 Lunar Eclipse – The Earth blocks the Sun’s light from reaching the Moon.

There was one problem with this lunar eclipse...it started at 2:26 AM EST and lasted just over an hour. And, depending on what ancient gods superstitions you believe, this eclipse can either bring good luck or a bad omen.

Either way, I was determined to sneak outside and find a basketball hoop to shoot some hoops. Unfortunately, I started off on the wrong foot by awakening the GF God, who was less than thrilled to find me up at 2 AM, heading out to play basketball.

I'll admit, roaming around at 2 AM with nothing but a basketball, looking for a hoop, is probably not the smartest thing to do. With everything dead silent, a single dribble or missed shot sounded like a full-blown rock concert.

To no one’s surprise, the first basketball hoop I found had no one else playing. I quickly took my one shot under the lunar eclipse —then scadaddled out of there as soon as possible.

Conclusion

I have no idea what pickup basketball is like in Maryland, but at least I can say I played basketball during a lunar eclipse...