Total Eclipse

There was, as advertised, a total eclipse of the moon last night. 

Unfortunately, the weatherman got it right for once, and the clouds were too thick to see it from the Boggy Thicket.  The picture above was shot around 1:00 a.m. through a brief gap in the clouds, but the clouds kept getting thicker as the eclipse progressed.

This led to some frustration, and a couple of interesting pictures.

This was sort of an accidental time exposure – taken around 3:00 a.m. with camera settings on full auto, the shutter must have stayed open for at least 30 seconds.

This is more like what I’d hoped to see, but didn’t.  It was shot through the clouds at an almost invisible moon.  Originally a black rectangle, an auto brightness adjustment in Microsoft Picture Manager revealed this.

For those behind the clouds, and those who slept through the night like normal people, here’s a link to some eclipse photos from Western Europe and the Americas.