Last night, a couple of us bundled up and went outside to see the total lunar eclipse. I took a few pictures with 16x zoom, which is great compared to my old camera with a measly 2-1/2x, but it doesn't really buy you a whole lot of close-up when the object is a quarter million miles away.
And then the moon jumps around like crazy in the view finder because the zoom is so great and the tiniest motion -- say of pressing down the shutter button -- makes it bounce around like a super ball.
Most of the family was content to peek out the living room window once in awhile. There was a chess game going on, which required much concentration, of course, so those two couldn't really take a lot of time away to bundle up and run outside every few minutes.
Besides, it was darn tootin' cold out there, even with coats and scarves and boots. It was about zero or maybe a hundred below, I'm not sure which.
But we won't be able to see a total lunar eclipse around these parts for another 2 years, so it was worth braving the elements to gaze upon the eerie red loveliness of the earth's shadow slowly, silenty, gently covering up the moon.
Even if the pictures don't really capture it all that well.
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