cracked lens: Comment on eclipse

With such crystal clear skies, last night's eclipse was an extraordinary sight. I watched it enter totality from the middle of the River Thames, where just about none of the evening's revellers seem to have any idea -- or perhaps interest -- in the event taking place up above. It was a little while yet before I was able to get home and capture the moon, by now already re-entering the Earth's penumbra.

Something as commonplace as the casting of a shadow really isn't quite so tawdry when that shadow is cast by a vibrant, living sphere of over twelve thousand kilometres in diameter. It's an incredibly humbling and moving sight, though one which is all too easily regarded as a trivial curiosity in our climate of widespread indifference. Cynical sentimentalist? Perhaps.

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Absolutely beautiful. I tried a couple of snaps, but haven't even seen how they came out yet; nothing like this, for sure. A lot of people on the streets of Clerkenwell were captivated, especially in the early stages when it was most obvious.

Posted by matt at March 4, 2007 04:53 PM

WOW! Now that's impressive. Noticed the two stars on either side of the moon. A fabulous shot!

Posted by dewaun at March 4, 2007 05:04 PM

Nice. I havent seen a lunar eclipse in ages. Wonderful pic, Alastair.

Posted by Ryan at March 5, 2007 11:48 PM

Yes, I was watching this in Karachi as well. I actually thought of you as I was looking into the sky, and wondered if you'd be photographing it. Guess I found out :-)

Posted by Sin at March 11, 2007 06:08 PM

brilliant work!!!

Posted by frisky? at March 27, 2007 05:34 PM

Stunning!

Posted by Polly at September 10, 2007 04:32 PM

Amazing, must have been hard to keep that tripod perfectly still on ISO200

Posted by Mike at January 25, 2008 01:01 PM

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