Cold and Stunning. We didn’t have a decent camera. Sophie’s camera’s batteries were dead. Bad timing. Still I tried to grab a photo with my (not as good) digital camera. This is the best shot and it doesn’t do it any justice.
Anyway, from our new house out here in Wicklow, we had an amazingly clear view of the moon and the whole cycle. We didn’t stand outside for the whole period but popped out every ten to twenty minutes. It made the transitions more dramatic and even more impressive. We were kind of surprised no-one else on the street came out to have a look or even a quick gander because it was such a great opportunity, normally when such things happen in Ireland, it is always cloudy. Well not last night.
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It is truly a great opportunity to see a lunar eclipse happening in the clear sky. I have always wanted to get the chance to view it so whenever there is an announcement of having an eclipse, be it solar or lunar, I will schedule it. Unfortunately, I still haven’t seen one because of the not so nice weather and sometimes I forgot about it until it’s too late. I feel bad about the picture taken because it doesn’t really show the eclipse itself. It could’ve caught the shadows cast by the earth on its surface. Or if there was a feature on the digital camera used to show the different stages of the eclipse. That would’ve been a great picture. On this note, I guess it really helps to have a good digital camera on hand, equipped with new batteries all the time because you may never know when you will have the chance to see it again.
Yes we also had a surprisingly clear picture of the moon and specially with my camera I enjoyed it a lot and all the time. We do not stand out all the time, but jumped out of all ten to twenty minutes. He made a dramatic change, and even more impressive. Interesting post though.
Thanks
Rex