I could have been the hero, but now I'm just the goat (Charlie Brown, Peanuts)

Or, perhaps Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront: "I coulda been a contendah! I coulda been somebody! Instead of a bum, which is what I am."

All right. Perhaps that's over the top. After getting up at 2:00 A.M. to be out in position for the third Blood Moon, I can be forgiven for being slightly unraveled.

Last year at this time I had a great Blood Moon--it began at 10:00 P.M. giving me a clear sky and very high angle (minimal atmosphere to soften the details in the pictures). I also had the entire sequence with an unobstructed view.  http://www.divexprt.com/TravelWndrsWorld/6MorningSkiesInVegas/MornSkiesVagas.html

This year the sequence didn't begin until 3:15 A.M., the angle had me shooting through thick atmosphere and halfway through the sequence the  !#!$!%!^! Moon disappeared behind the mountains.

So, let me just put up a few images and steer you to last year's video. It is much better.

 

The next Blood Moon, last in the series of four, will be on Sept. 28. I'll be in Grand Junction, Colorado on a photo trip. See how that one goes...

 

Yours sincerely,

Grumpy