Lunar Eclipse Bust . . . Sort Of

I had high hopes for the lunar eclipse early Tuesday morning.  After a day of clouds, the sky began to clear around sunset.  By the time of moonrise, it was bright and clear.

Maralee_Park_140414_62296-EditThe beginning of the eclipse started out fine, but by the time of the full eclipse, the moon was pretty much hidden behind the high clouds.  From the naked eye, you could not see the moon and there was no red color.  However, my last shot was a 10 second exposure and you can definitely see the shape of the moon and the reddish color.  I did not make any adjustments to any of the photos.

Maralee

 

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