Early Tuesday morning, March 3, there was a total lunar eclipse.
It began about 4 am EST, with totality starting about 6 am to finish 7 am-ish.
I was outside at about 5 am, then went back inside to warm up at 5:30 am.
By 6 am, the clouds had rolled in, and I saw NUTHIN'.
However, the journey was worth it, and I managed to snap a few images.
A nibble of the moon missing, about 5:08 am.
A big sliver still, but the Earth's shadow covered much of the moon, about 5:30 am, and it was hazy.
An arty shot of the clouds that wandered in just when it was gettin' good!
I stood in the backyard, facing west.
Am thankful to be able to indulge my desire to witness sky and celestial events; solar eclipse in April 2024, Northern Lights now a few times, meteor showers, lunar eclipse, comets, the ISS, and I take photos of cloud patterns too.
Years ago, The Hubby insisted that he accompany me when I wanted to excursion out to watch the night sky, but now he makes sure there is enough fuel in The Cat Car, so I can go and do as I like.
You see, he was bitten by mosquitoes, and although there isn't a bug in sight right now, he's had enough, and why tempt fate?
There is something to be said about the quiet of watching the sky while solo.
And not worrying about getting enough sleep for work the next day; yay for retirement.
Let's Hop!
FANTASTIC! Thank you so much for the photos as we in France did not see it and it was lovely to see a little bit of it through your lens!! MERCI.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these photos. Dad said he was gonna go out to see the eclipse since he's typically up at 4:00 most days, but then he promptly forgot about it, as he does about many things these days.
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures because even though I'm awake at 4:30 and out of bed by 5:00, I'm not likely to go outside until after 5:30. Summer or winter. I have missed many eclipses and shooting stars by staying in I realize. So when someone as nice as you gives us real photos of it I enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to see the photos as the lunar eclipse was not visible in our part of the world.
ReplyDeleteWow~ thankful you got to photograph the lunar eclipse ~ awesome photos ~ hugs
ReplyDeleteI'm up at that hour, but I'm feeding cats, then...
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you are retired. It's a good life. Be well!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your photos...we missed it. (Didn't know you had retire. Congrats!)
ReplyDeleteYou got to see most of it and that was a fun night out! Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteNice photos. My hubby is the one that goes out at 1 am to look for meteors. :)
ReplyDeleteAnything that requires me being up at that ungodly hour I'll just have to miss LOL!
ReplyDeleteSkywatching is great. Around here, the light pollution is awful, we don’t get to see much.
ReplyDeleteThanks for capturing it for us
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