Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Lunar Eclipse

Early this morning there was a lunar eclipse. From what I have read, The last lunar eclipse that fell on the winter solstice was back in 1638, a rare occurrence for sure. I took some photos of the eclipse, both outside and from a second story window. Below are three of the best photos, a little grainy but not bad for a cheap 300mm lens:

Lunar Eclipse 1

Lunar Eclipse 2

Lunar Eclipse 3
Posted by Dan at 3:32 AM

20 comments:

  1. KathDecember 21, 2010 at 6:10 AM

    Eerie, isn't it? Happy un-equinox to you!

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  2. AnonymousDecember 21, 2010 at 6:56 AM

    Amazing shots! Unfortunately, we had cloudy skies in Maine.

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  3. RibbitDecember 21, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    Beautiful, Dan!

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  4. RobinDecember 21, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    Beautiful pictures. I was planning to wake up to see the eclipse...slept right through it

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  5. Veggie PAKDecember 21, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    Great pics! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. kitsapFGDecember 21, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    I am so glad you shared these! We had heavy overcast skies so were denied the opportunity to see this event. Your photos are stunning though and now I get to see what I missed. What a strange and interesting phenomenon.

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  7. michelleDecember 21, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    Those are great shots! The moon was half obscured when I went to bed, but I couldn't stay awake long enough to see the whole show.

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  8. Shawn AnnDecember 21, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    Very nice! Seems a lot of ppl had cloudy skies, including us. I would have slept right through it anyway! Thanks for sharing!

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  9. GardeningbrenDecember 21, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    So pleased you posted these..they are great shots!!

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  10. Daphne GouldDecember 21, 2010 at 11:40 AM

    Very pretty. I thought about it, but it was cloudy when I went to bed, so just slept through it all. It was snowing when I went to bed.

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  11. meemsnycDecember 21, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    Looks like you got a perfect view! We had some clouds obstructing our view. Your camera is awesome for getting those shots!

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  12. Kalena MicheleDecember 21, 2010 at 2:32 PM

    Happy Winter Solstice, everyone! Great photos, Dan :)

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  14. Mark WillisDecember 22, 2010 at 6:48 AM

    We looked out for the eclipse too, in Hampshire, UK, but our sky was too overcast and we didn't see it. What a shame. These things don't happen very frequently.

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  15. SkeeterDecember 22, 2010 at 11:52 AM

    Beautiful pictures you snapped...

    Merry Christmas...

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  16. Annie*s GrannyDecember 23, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    Beautiful! Wouldn't you know we'd have one of our very rare cloudy nights, so we missed the red moon.

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  17. MatronDecember 26, 2010 at 4:12 AM

    Wonderful photos Dan! I heard about this on the radio but didn't see it myself.

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  18. IrmaPerthJanuary 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    Great pictures, thank you for sharing, unfortunately not visible here in Perth, Western Australia. Irma from urbanveggies.blogspot.com

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  19. ThomasJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Great pics Dan!

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  20. hephFebruary 9, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    great shots

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