Totally lunar

It was a cool night and the moon was a center stage all night long. A lunar eclipse on the day of winter solstice – one that last happened in 1638. The next time it occurs on the solstice will be in 2094, according to NPR. BTW, the YouTube below is not mine.

I got the sunrise and moon set this morning…that in itself was kind of cool as I kept switching from the east, 180° to the west, and back and forth and back and forth, messing with different camera exposure settings. Whew, already tired….

DSCN3555 — 10 minutes before sunrise - here she comes

DSCN3558 — She was tucking in and out of the clouds while setting below the horizon. A big ol' full moon ball!

A lady out for a morning stroll also got the sunrise right before she peaked up over the horizon. The morning sky is constantly changing and full of color (no photo doctoring here).

As the sun rose, the moon set colors changed constantly as well.

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WOW, Tim May! What beautiful pics – like I was right there! I could not get my butt out of bed for the eclipse, but now I know what I missed. I always enjoy your story-in-pictures! :o)

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