Lunar Eclipse

Tonight was very special! Nathan is SO into planets & anything "out of this world" that the lunar eclipse couldn't have taken place at a better time! We started counting down the hours until the eclipse already this morning--he just couldn't wait! Here's a picture of him explaining to Megan what is going to take place:

As we waited for the moon to rise, the kids had a special "lunar eclipse treat" (a Frosty from Wendy's). It was kind of like how you get popcorn at the movie theater & then eat it all before the movie even starts:
Then we started watching the moon as it changed. It was VERY cool.

I don't have the best camera by a long-shot, but I was impressed with how some of my pictures turned out in spite of that. I figured they'd mostly be a complete blur...and they are, but not as blurry as I was imagining! We had a PERFECT view of the moon from both downstairs, and upstairs. It was a blessing to be able to stay indoors to watch the eclipse with as bitterly cold as it is around here lately.

I'm not sure what was up with some of the colors that turned up in some of my pictures (some had a blue hue, others were pink, purple, greenish?!?!) but they look cool in spite of that. Also, I have included the reflection of the moon off the window from where I took the picture. I could've edited it out, but I think it provides a more accurate picture of what the moon really looked like. I couldn't use my flash while taking the pictures, of course, but the reflection of the moon is less bright & you can definitely see the eclipse better from some of those angles than of the "real" moon that I was shooting. Here are some pics!

Shadow just starting to cross the bottom left of the moon:


Notice in this next photo how the reflection of the moon shows just how much further the eclipse has progressed:

Oooh...it's like time-lapse photography!;)

More of the same, about 10 minutes later:

Now the reflection has moved to the top right portion of the photo. Again, you can see better from that angle just how much the moon is in shadow, compared to the brighter version:
The moon started to turn a reddish-brown here. It didn't really flatten out; I must've moved a little as I took the picture:
And here is the final picture where you can actually see the moon and its rusty-colored appearance: