Lunar Eclipse

I was reading some where during the week in the papers, if am not wrong, that there was gonna be a lunar eclipse tonight, 16th going through the 17th - from 11 P.M something to 1 A.M something.

I was talking to beb online about that particular eclipse, but then I decided to go to bed…. until I got up again some moments later… *hrem*

Anyway, I waited till around Midnight and peeked outside and there it was! The lunar eclipse! I think it has something to do with the planet Mars crossing paths with the Moon and bla bla..? I wanted to get some shots of that occurrence because supposedly the next such eclipse will take place in the Year 2200+… and I don’t really think I’ll be around by then!

I grabbed my camera and Kyle’s tripod and made my way to the roof of the house, and believe me, it was kinda spooky making my way up the ladder two levels up in the dark! Once on the roof, I had to use the flashlight from my mobile to get my bearings.

Got the camera set up on the tripod, and I was ready to go.

It actually took me a dozen of shots to actually get some decent pictures out, starting below:

Rather close up shots:

That was how the moon looked like when I got up to the roof.

Another zoomed shot taken some 20 minutes later:

And after another 20 min, this was only what was visible from the moon:

I made my way back to my room after 1 A.M, lost some sleep, but I think it was worth it - I enjoyed my time on the roof even if it was damn cold, but watching the eclipse and the stars was… simply AWESOME.

[ Pics haven’t been modified in anyway, only cropped them and added my watermark ]

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