I really love stargazing. That’s one of my favourite things of living in Eagle Mountain, as I can look up almost any night and see the moon and many stars, sometimes the milky way, and on occasion a shooting star. When I hear things about an eclipse, I make an effort to view it, if weather and timing permits.
We had a lunar eclipse happen during the night, and the forecast was clear, so I was excited. I pulled out the camera and tripod and got them set up, taking them into the back yard to test taking pictures. Turns out, taking night pictures with a digital camera isn’t the easiest thing to do, so I ended up spending half an hour testing different settings, until I finally got the camera ready. Then I brought it inside and set my alarm for the middle of the night.
I woke up and went to the window, seeing the moon partially red, as it is during a lunar eclipse. Ethan also joined me, waking from my alarm. I grabbed the camera and took it outside again, and just sat on the back porch steps watching and taking a few pictures. I needed to tweak the settings of the camera again, probably due to the difference in light, but at least I knew better how to do it.
