21 February, 2008 - Lunar Eclipse and Hello from Maui
There was a partial lunar eclipse last night, visible (
weather permitting) from much of the world. I found myself in Maui, Hawaii, on vacation, and spent a while earlier in the day scoping out a good location to view, and hopefully to photograph the event. Fortunately we were on the east side of the island and had a clear view of the rising moon over the Pacific, as it did so in partial eclipse just at sunset.
My favourite photograph from last night's event is now on the
home page, and though it likely won't win any awards, it's a pleasant memory. I hope that you had clear skies and a chance to view the eclipse, the last one till 2010.
This weekend I begin my Asia / Australia speaking tour and will likely continue to be mostly off-line until about March 5th. ...
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