Moon eclipse from Cuernavaca
We were privileged to see a total eclipse of the moon last night in beautiful weather. I took some pictures so you could see what it looked like from here. The next total eclipse of the moon visible from this part of the world will be in December 2010. Here’s all the information you could want about last night’s eclipse of the moon, and here are a few shots from Mexico City. Thanks for the reminder from Tim.
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7:47pm |
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7:53pm |
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8:13pm |
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8:20pm |
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8:32pm |
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8:40pm |
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8:42pm |
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9:06pm Some of these were taken with a different setting on the camera. On these you can see the "dark" side of the moon. Here the whole moon is more or less dark. I think the actual mid-eclipse was at 9:26pm. |
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9:50pm Again with a different camera setting, a little light is starting to show. |
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10:08pm |
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10:09pm The last one with the camera setting where you can see the whole moon. I didn’t use it much because I wasn’t using a tripod and it was hard to keep the camera still enough. |
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10:10pm |
He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will break in pieces the oppressor.
They shall fear You
As long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.
King Solomon, Psalm 72:5-5
21 February 2008 @ 9:24 am
Your pictures turned out great! Much better than mine. I was on top of my roof trying to block out the “light pollution” of the city. I couldn’t figure out the best setting for the camera, either, so it was a little difficult. But your pics are amazing! Great job.
21 February 2008 @ 10:08 am
Thanks, Dennis. I wasn’t sure how they would turn out, but I did have a good sheltered area – we’re on a busy street (when are you going to come visit?), but the garden is fairly sheltered from the light.
21 February 2008 @ 10:54 pm
Thanks for the pics. Quite an amazing phenomenon, eh? I never seem to tire of the beauties of God’s creation, despite the fact we humans have spoiled it so much!!