I promise I’ll finish up the Alaska posts Real Soon Now, but I wanted to show this picture of last nights Lunar eclipse. Here is a shot taken at 04:59 CDT August 28, 2007, just after totality began. The moon was quite low on our western horizon so I didn’t get to see it at mid-eclipse.
I’m not sure why but this turned out to be one of the darkest eclipses that can I remember. I know several people who said they were looking around the time this was taken and didn’t see it.
Photo details: exposure 1.3 second at f/5.6, ISO 1600 and F.L. 300mm.
From what I heard earlier today, we are lucky to have seen the eclipse because many people did not due to lights, etc. The sight made getting up at 4:00 AM worthwhile. This is a great picture…way to go!
Wow! That is awesome!
Beautiful picture of the eclipse. For some reason I missed the information that it was to occur.
Tom, I’ll echo the comments that yes, it’s a grand picture. Good Work!
I was lying awake in bed at about eclipse-time and from all area reports it was visible even here in the city.
Unfortunately, I just couldn’t drag myself out of bed and into the Florida pre-dawn to check it out.
That is a beautiful sight. Thanks for sharing.
Oh I went to meet my new granddaughter and see my grandson & son. I have put a new post on my blog.
http://algras.wordpress.com/
Haven’t heard much from you Tom. Everything OK?
Just been very busy, Alice. No real problems except too much to do. I’ll be posting about the activities in a while (Real Soon Now).
I also still need to get the Alaska stuff finished. Keep bugging me.