I heard on the radio yesterday that there would be a total eclipse of the moon this morning "at about 6 a.m. in the Eastern sky". Well, the eclipse was actually about 6.18 a.m. on Greenway Boulevard and happened to be due West of us. By the time I staggered out of the house at 6.00AM, Mr. Moon looked like this.
By about 6.10AM he was looking a little smaller.
And at 6.18AM I think he had reached total eclipse and was looking distinctly bloody. Unfortunately, at this point he was about to hit the tree line--and a few moments later disappeared from sight.
As you can see, my little camera's "night scene" feature is not all that good but you get the general idea. If you want to see some much better shots by people with real cameras or who used telescopes, have a look at CNN's website at:
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