LUNAR ECLIPSE and neighbor—

This image was done at 10 p.m., February 20th; one minute before totality. The eclipse was caused by the Moon moving into the Earth’s shadow and the red hue of the Moon’s surface is the result of the Sun’s rays being refracted around and through the Earth’s atmosphere.

The exposure was made at ¼ second, F 2.8 and ISO 800. The telephoto lens was set at 190 mm giving a field of view sufficient to record both celestial bodies; the second celestial body being the planet Saturn (lower left) which was located northeast of the Moon in this picture.

Because the temperature at the time of the picture was 5 degrees F., I did not fiddle with a tripod. Instead, I propped the camera firmly atop a 4 x 4 post near the pond’s edge, squeezed the shutter—and promptly scurried back into the house.