2006

September 7th: Lunar eclipse and sunset

It's not often you get to see a partial lunar eclipse to the east and a great sunset over your back to the west! A great evening, rounded off with a perfect sunset. First shot is the moon at greatest eclipse:

Eclipse

I hardly knew which way to point the camera, because this was the scene behind me:

Sunset

The view of the lights of Christchurch and Bournemouth about 10 miles to the west:

City lights