I could have taken this photo

but I don't have a tripod anymore....so I took this instead...

Oh well, my eyes remember something closer to photo a or b!  We met some neighbors outside who did have a tripod and were out there longer than us, we mainly watched from the window until the tree blocked our view.

A lunar eclipse happens when the sun is on the exact opposite side of the earth as the moon.  The sun is "peeking" around the earth a bit to reflect off the moon, creating the red color.  Regulus and Saturn were large bright "stars" visible on either side of the moon because of its diminished brightness.

DANG it was cold out there!

Comments

[Amanda D.]

Still a MUCH better photo than the one I got Minda!! I think you ROCK!!