There was a lunar eclipse last night. Did you see it?
Articles kept saying it would happen just after midnight. Since I'm an early-to-bed kinda gal, I figured I'd miss it. However when the moon rose at our place around 9 pm, the eclipse was already in progress (that "midnight" timeline was apparently Eastern Time).
So I stood in our side yard, balancing the camera as best I could on the top wire of the pasture fence, and photographed the progress.
Comically what I didn't realize was there were some deer in the pasture who were becoming more and more alarmed at my quiet presence. I was just about to press the camera shutter when one of them snorted nearby (an alarm signal), and I was so startled that this was the result.
At any rate, I followed the progress until at last the moon showed the merest sliver.
And there it stayed. And stayed. And stayed. I don't know if we weren't predicted to have a total eclipse or I just ran out of patience (it was my bedtime), but I never did see the total eclipse.
Early this morning, the moon was full and bright, setting on the western horizon.
I watched it until it set.
Did anyone else see the eclipse?
In southern Idaho it reached its peak at around 10:12pm mountain time. We had a break in the clouds and could see it well. It was almost complete but not quite.
ReplyDeleteYes, I saw the eclipse. In the midwest it peaked about 11:15 pm. The reason there was a sliver of the moon still visible is that it was a deep partial lunar eclipse that covered 96% of the moon's surface as opposed to being a total lunar eclipse.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting these. I could not see the eclipse because of all the trees around my place. I really like the moon set pictures.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting the photos! I completely forgot!
ReplyDeleteIt was overcast here. We could see a little hazy moonlight but no details. Bummer. Thanks for posting your photos!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the southern hemisphere and thus couldn't see the eclipse this time. Thanks for the photos.
ReplyDeleteWe were privileged to enjoy watching a total eclipse here earlier this year. Jenny
Your second photo is close to what I saw in Northern Michigan. The bright crescent at top with fading out from tan/beige, orange, rusty brown/dark red to barely seeing the lower edge. The reddish colors are why these eclipses are called "blood moons." What a beautiful sunrise/ moonset sequence; you're a very descriptive photographer!
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