A Red Moon Rose

[pistolpete68]

Name the date and place this picture was taken

[vanstaal]

Chatem light last full moon on 3/3/07

[pistolpete68]

Explanation: A red Moon rose over Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA on March 3rd, immersed in Earth's shadow near the total phase of a lunar eclipse. This serene portrait of the eclipsed Moon in a dark blue twilight sky also features the Highland Lighthouse (aka Cape Cod lighthouse), another more locally familiar beacon in the night. Now automated, the 66 foot tall structure in use today was built in 1857. How often has there been an eclipse within view of the Highland light? For locations on planet Earth there are about two eclipse seasons each year. So, eclipses have actually had many chances to be part of the pictorial history of the Highland Lighthouse, including a total solar eclipse in 1932.

Subject: The totally eclipsed Moon rises behind Highland Lighthouse
Exposure: 3.2 seconds @ ISO 400
Processing: RAW, processed in Adobe Photoshop CS2
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L
Mount: Gitzo fixed tripod
Location: Highland Lighthouse (aka Cape Cod Light) - Truro, Massachusetts
Date: March 3, 2007 - 6:17pm EST

[pistolpete68]

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

[Backbeach Jake]

I used to count flashes from that light on my bedroom wall instead of sheep.

[Saltheart]

That happened on the TFCTFN. There were many eyes at the party that matched the red of the moon!

Nice pic.

[vanstaal]

so i guess i didn't win

[Swimmer]

Saltheart a good time was had by all wasn't it.