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Eclipse Success!

Well, That Will Teach Me

Amazingly enough, the sky cleared up enough for us to see the eclipse from our deck.  That will teach  me to post a gloomy note about how we probably weren’t going to see the lunar eclipse!  In fact, it cleared up so nicely that we had a starry sky for quite a while during totality.  Quite a contrast to the snowy, rainy and cloudy day we experienced.

As I write this, the clouds are starting to move in and totality has ended.  But, here are four of the best images we took during the event.  And now… time to get some sleep!  Great eclipse, gorgeous red color and… best of all… we got to see it!  Win-win all the way around!

First shot, before totality. Copyright 2010, Mark C. Petersen
Second shot, right before totality. Copyright 2010 Mark C. Petersen

During totality. Copyright 2010 Mark C. Petersen.
The eclipsed Moon at totality, with a starry backdrop. Copyright 2010 Mark C. Petersen.
After totality, the Moon coming out of Earth's shadow. Copyright 2010, Mark C. Petersen.