Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Who ate the moon and morning light

©2019 Barry Smith - Moon eclipse this morning
When we rose this morning there was a hint of sunshine in the east as you can see from the photos below.

©2019 Barry Smith - Hint of sunrise but you can still see stars in the sky
©2019 Barry Smith - Looking south over the rim of the water in the fire-pit bowl
But there was also a full moon in the west.

©2019 Barry Smith - Moon at about 5.50am this morning
©2019 Barry Smith - Moon at about 6am - slight shadow of the eclipse starting
©2019 Barry Smith - Looking west over the rim of the water in the fire-pit bowl - about 6am
By the time I got home from my walk part of the moon had disappeared - and eclipsed? I had not heard there was to be an eclipse; but the photo above shows I captured the first faint shadow as I set off on my walk; and the eclipse was definitely happening when I returned. To see the eclipse set below the horizon was extra special.

©2019 Barry Smith - Eclipse happening as I returned home 
©2019 Barry Smith - Eclipsed moon setting
©2019 Barry Smith - Eclipsed moon in the trees on the ridge line to the west
After all that excitement the valley and hills were covered in soft blues, pink and apricot.

©2019 Barry Smith - And then there was a coloured sky - in the west 
©2019 Barry Smith - The magic of the valley and hills
Pretty amazing and serendipitous experience.
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4 comments:

  1. Mo CrowJuly 17, 2019 at 5:57 PM

    Wow you caught the eclipse with these photos so beautifully, brilliant (((B)))!

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  2. PennyJuly 17, 2019 at 6:21 PM

    Lovely photos. They told me on TV last night to get up and see the Eclipse but we had low cloud cover.

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  3. jacJuly 17, 2019 at 7:14 PM

    We hadn't heard there was going to be an eclipse either. We were sitting outside with a beer and saw that there was a bit of the moon missing. In England it was being eaten from the top down. Very odd but somehow fitting on the anniversary of the moon landing

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  4. BarryJuly 21, 2019 at 6:31 PM

    MC, P and J - thank you for taking the time to visit and comment - it is much appreciated. MC - it was a stroke of good fortune to get the photos. P - we have been in a cold dry spell - great for star and moon watching. J - loved you comment - sitting having a beer whilst the moon gets eaten - and a different experience of it being eaten from the top. Go well. B

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