Posted by Jack Graham on February 21, 2008 at 12:41 AM
and FYI---a little history lesson!
Another interesting fact about this eclipse:
This is identical to the eclipse is that is credited with saving the life of Christopher Columbus and his crew in 1504.
Stranded on the coast of Jamaica, the explorers were running out of food and faced with increasingly hostile local inhabitants who were refusing to provide them with any more supplies.
Columbus, looking at an astronomical almanac compiled by a German mathematician, realised that a total eclipse of the Moon would occur on February 29, 1504.
He called the native leaders and warned them if they did not cooperate, he would make the Moon disappear from the sky the following night.
The warning, of course, came true, prompting the terrified people to beg Columbus to restore the Moon -- which he did, in return for as much food as his men needed. He and the crew were rescued on June 29, 1504.
No Chuck ---I wasn't there...
JG
Posted by Susie Hopkins on February 21, 2008 at 7:22 AM
Sweet! I have to get mine processed.. I'll post later today.. Everyone got a such great shots..
Posted by Toni Lankerd on February 21, 2008 at 9:33 AM
I heard about that on the radio yesterday, Jack..interesting story and great shot! Just curious...what were your settings?
Posted by Chuck Beatty on February 21, 2008 at 1:50 PM
Jack, I pulled the same trick with the clerk at the Sunoco down the street. I won't have to pay for gas for the rest of my life. Nice image, by the way. Good to see the moon shines on Oregon, too.
Posted by Jack Graham on February 21, 2008 at 3:53 PM
1) 0.7 Sec at F5.6
2) the clear nights end today---wekk of rain coming!
JG
Posted by Jack Graham on February 21, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Also I posted "SHOOTING THE MOON" on my blog today
www.jackgrahamsblog.com
Posted by Toni Lankerd on February 21, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Thanks for posting the specs, Jack!
Posted by Paul DeCesare on February 23, 2008 at 9:59 PM
Great story about Columbus! OK, I put this link in a different thread, but I'll post it here also. I did a composite of three moons with NO changes to color, all as captured. This kind of gives an idea of the change the natives saw. Composite.
-Paul (Loveland, Ohio)
Posted by Toni Lankerd on February 24, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Discussion
8 repliesAnother interesting fact about this eclipse:
This is identical to the eclipse is that is credited with saving the life of Christopher Columbus and his crew in 1504.
Stranded on the coast of Jamaica, the explorers were running out of food and faced with increasingly hostile local inhabitants who were refusing to provide them with any more supplies.
Columbus, looking at an astronomical almanac compiled by a German mathematician, realised that a total eclipse of the Moon would occur on February 29, 1504.
He called the native leaders and warned them if they did not cooperate, he would make the Moon disappear from the sky the following night.
The warning, of course, came true, prompting the terrified people to beg Columbus to restore the Moon -- which he did, in return for as much food as his men needed. He and the crew were rescued on June 29, 1504.
No Chuck ---I wasn't there...
JG
2) the clear nights end today---wekk of rain coming!
JG
www.jackgrahamsblog.com
-Paul (Loveland, Ohio)