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The eclipse will begin around 8:45 PM tonight, with totality between 10-11 PM and ending just after midnight. If your skies are clear - go out and see it!
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html

Weather permitting, I’ll have photos tomorrow. My tripod and my 200mm lens are ready.

The weather forecast says “partly cloudy” for Wednesday night, but I’m hoping for some clear viewing of the full lunar eclipse.  My tripod and my 200mm lens are ready.

It’s been a long-standing joke between Chopper and me that I can’t get a photo of a hooded merganser to save my life.  I see them fairly frequently, but they are fast swimmers and are very good at eluding me.  Today, when I spotted five of them in Alberta Long Lake, I had to stop and try to get some shots.
Nikon D70, ISO 400, f27, 1/180, 200 mm.

Nikon D70, ISO 400, f19, 1/250, 200 mm.

Since I was slack about posting, I’ll do double duty today. First, sunset from the parking lot at work. Sony Cybershot DSC-P10, ISO 400, f2.8, 1/250, 7.9 mm.

It was a gorgeous, clear night after the sun went down, and I couldn’t resist taking another shot at the moon.  Nikon D70, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/1000, 200 mm.  I’m going to have to get out the tripod and try some star photography — or at least Mars, which is pretty bright right now.

Taken from Brittlebank Park. Nikon D70, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/350, 200 mm.