Dec 21 2010
Lunar Eclipse
First time since 1638 that there has been a lunar eclipse coincide with winter solstice. With all the hoopla in the news about it, and I’ve never photographed one all the way through, I decided to set the alarm for around 1:00 am and see what I could get. When I first looked out I could barely see the moon because of clouds, but since I was already up, I packed all my stuff and headed out into the field where I could get a clear shot of the moon without trees in the way. I’d be glad to pass along technical details if someone wants them, but, the short explanation is I had a camera set up with a timer that would trip the shutter every 60 seconds for the duration of the eclipse…and this ran from about 1:30AM until around 5:05AM. There are a few stills below, and a time lapse video at the bottom….none of which do this eclipse justice. It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.
You can click on any of the pictures below and you’ll be taken to a Photoshelter gallery where you can see them larger.
Lunar Eclipse 2010 from John Berry on Vimeo.
