Lunar Eclipse this evening/morning

The first total lunar eclipse in nearly two years happens tomorrow UTC, or late tonight in the most favorable location of the US West Coast, but all of the US and Central America. Europe will see the beginning, with totality right around moonset. Could make some beautiful photos with local landscapes in the foreground. A lot of news outlets are making a big deal that this is the lunar eclipse on the Winter solstice in about 4 bazillion years....

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Shooting your vacation, the iPhone 4 way: Pt 2

After leaving my cameras in the men’s room at Gate 25 of the Santiago, Chile airport (D’oh!), it became necessary to make my iPhone 4 my exclusive camera to shoot the July 11 total solar eclipse. This posting is merely some observations about the phone’s handling in less than ideal conditions. The eclipse’s path began in Argentinean Patagonia, the most southern province in Argentina. Our target was the town of El Catafane, pop. 25000, a popular...

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