A Total Eclipse of the Heart (A Total Lunar Eclipse)

February 21, 2008, 5:05 am

Posted by Mike in General
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Wow...

After what had to be the most miserable night I've ever had at work tonight...

the waning eclipse

  While I was walking out to my car and looking up at the sky to see if I could salvage some sanity after tonight's chaos, I noticed that the moon was waxing full - but there was something distinctly wrong with it...

  I couldn't think of what it was...

  Then it dawned on me...

  A total lunar eclipse!

The sky was somewhat cloudy, but I thought if I could rush home, I could capture it...

ummm...

I dunno...

I guess I couldn't be that lucky, huh?

the clouds rolled in...

It clouded back up.

Undaunted (and pro'ly a bit looney), I stayed out on the porch to wait for another opportunity. I got some. Frickin' seventeen degrees out, my hands got a bit numb, but I got some good shots of the waning eclipse:

waxing/waning - it was a moon that couldn't make up its mind...

I tried different apertures and shutter speeds, but the full moon can be a tough thing to focus in on. A lot of the shots were wasted, but I got quite a few good ones.

One more for the blog, an' I'm gonna crash...

Almost Over: Saros Cycle Eclipses only happen once every eighteen years (and eleven days)

  Oh well...

  Time for bed. After the night I had tonight, I'm beat...

  I hope you enjoyed the pictures of the eclipse. I only wish I got to photograph it from the beginning.

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Posted by Lizzard
on February 21, 2008, 9:08 am

Oh Good..I KNEW I could count on you for some beautiful pictures of the eclipse.
Your getting quite good with all this picture taking!
Sorry you had a bad night at work...but...it looks as tho the day ended on a good note for you afterall.......

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Posted by Mike
on February 26, 2008, 4:55 am

Thank you, Elizabeth...

There almost hasn't been a clear enough night to photograph anything since the eclipse - which is completely frustrating for me, especially since I got my new camera:

http://www.damnage.com/p880.jpg

I've been having a lot of bad nights at work it seems...

I dunno...

I've also been having difficulties with sleeping lately. I only slept for two hours in the past thirty-two hours or so, and I'm not even remotely tired. I think I'm burning out a bit. I put in (and got) a vacation day this Friday. I think I might just spend the weekend here at home resting.

~Mike

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Posted by Lizard
on February 27, 2008, 9:25 am

Good. Im glad your going to take some time off just to be....and not to work.
It IS frustrating when you get a new toy, and you cant play with it...Maybe you'll find some time this weekend to go Graveyard hopping??? Or go on a trip somewhere you have never been? DC is only a couple hours away...
Or maybe the Sandman will find his way back home to you, and you'll have a peaceful time of it afterall.

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