Moon Over Galilee
 
Some pictures of the moon over Tiberias, Israel, on Sea of Galilee. Taken 3/19-22/2008. Eclipse pix were hand-held, some holding binocs up to camera lens.
 

   


Nearly full moon rising over the Sea & hotel roof. 3/19.
These are through my hotel room window at var. exposures.
That's a reflection from double-pane, not a new satellite.
Evening of 3/20, night of the full moon and eclipse.
From the room again, but tilted the window to lose the double.
I like this one, especially.
Out in the courtyard for clearer view.
Trying different exposures.
The boat added a lot to the ambiance of the shot.
More of the same. Still pretty, says I.
Ready for MySpace.
It's just pretty. What can I say?
I got up at 4:00 am 3/21 local; that's 9:00 pm 3/20, EST.
These were taken with hand-held Canon PowerShot A560...
Through the window of a 2nd floor hotel elevator lobby...
With the sodium arc lights on...
and if that wasn't bad enough, I started...
holding one side of a small binoculars...
up to the camera lens...
and leaning it all...
against the window for balance.
Not too bad, all things considered.
Did I mention these were of a total lunar eclipse?
And not just a crescent moon?
Nearing totality...
And also nearing a tree and the horizon.
Took some heavy processing at this point...
to bring out much of anything.
Not sure where the blue tint came from.
5:30am -enough! I have to get up at 7:00!
The next night (3/22) outside the hotel.