Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Lunar Eclipse 2019
I have always enjoyed watching the night sky and relish the opportunity to see an eclipse. I wasn’t sure the weather would cooperate but the sky was mostly clear so I went outside to watch the event. I was joined by two cats who wondered why I was out there alone in the dark, and after freezing for more than an hour and fiddling around with my camera settings, this was the best I could do.
Starting around 7:30 pm, a full bright moon peaked through the trees,
and as it rose higher in the sky, was increasingly whittled away by earth’s shadow
until it finally turned a lovely orange.
That is all.
~ Susanne
Cats and Trails and Garden Tales 
I think you did really well, Susanne. I have never got such clear shots of the moon.
Was this with your RX 10 at the maximum zoom? Well done! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks so much Pete. As you can imagine I took a LOT of pictures to get a few that I liked. 🙂 I used the RX10 and a tripod, and most of the time, maximum zoom.
Great results! 🙂
We had an incredible view of it, the sky was flawlessly clear and so many stars were out because of this…it was difficult to photograph but you did a great job!
Thanks John. We had a much better view than I expected. Often when these events are predicted we have rain or cloudy skies here But last night was clear and cold and I was happy to get a few good shots! 🙂
Great shots. I had no luck with my camera.
Thanks so much. I took lots of pictures, most of which did not turn out, so I was happy to get a few decent ones. 🙂
Great pictures! I didn’t even try to take any, there was too much light pollution but I loved watching it even if I did freeze a bit.
Thank you so much! It was wonderful to see it from my backyard where everything was dark and clear, but yes so cold!! 🙂
You got great pictures! Ours won’t be in focus, but we had fun watching even though it was cold.
Thanks so much! I was happy the weather cooperated here so I could enjoy it and also get a few pictures. 😊
Beautiful shots! Thank you very much for sharing, as there was no eclipse happened at my area!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the pictures! 😊
Cool shots! I saw the ‘blood moon’ as well and it was a supermoon too. So creepy yet beautiful 🙂
Thanks! I enjoy skywatching and was happy to a few good pictures!
I bet! They turned out great 🙂
I really enjoyed the treat of seeing your pictures. And I didn’t even have to freeze!
I’m glad you enjoyed them! It was cold here but not nearly as cold as your part of the country. 😊
Nice photos. I’m glad you got to see the eclipse. The viewing was good here in Hawaii, but a tad warmer I suspect.
Thanks. 🙂 I was happy the sky was clear that night as the day was cloudy and rainy. But it was definitely a cold evening and I was outside watching for 1 – 2 hours. Still so worth it!
I love your pics! They aren’t easy to take, I know. My cats did not join me (lucky you!) but the dogs watched from the porch window until I was too dull even for them to watch. Watching the moon rise is only for the patient. And warm. I was neither.
I was so happy to have clear skies to see the eclipse and tried my best to get a few good pictures. But it was really cold! Thanks so much for your comment! 😊