The old minaret adjacent to St Nikolaos church is a perfect reminder of the way the East met the West in the town I made my home, Chania, Crete, Greece. The photographs I post all help to tell a part of a longer story that focuses on the town and its citizens, whether they are living there now, or have made their home in other parts of the world. As a newer resident, by writing about the town in this way, I am trying to put some order into the chaos that I seem to be confronted with.
Friday, 22 August 2008
SkyWatch Friday: lunar eclipse
Here's what I saw of the lunar eclipse that occurred on the Saturday, the 16th of August, from Hania, Crete, Greece. I could see a shadow of the sun below the moon (second photo) which did not come out too well in the second photo. The first photo shows a zoom-in on the eclipse.
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That's pretty cool! Well done!
ReplyDeleteA good SWF post!
Cheers, Klaus
Nice one for SWF! In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then beleive them to be true. Mine's up too hope you can drop by... Happy SWF!
ReplyDeleteNice one! I especially love the second picture!
ReplyDeleteOh, that's different now! Very good.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sky Watch and have a great weekend!
You captured it! Way to go!
ReplyDeleteVery good photos! Love them, great different takes on the moon! Well done!
ReplyDeletewow great shots of the moon
ReplyDeleteLucky you - missed this one.
ReplyDeletewow. i am lost for words so ill just say hello and thanks again for the visual treat. great job.
ReplyDeletesuperb captures!!!
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You are so lucky to see this! Really lovely pics!
ReplyDeleteThis must be extremely hard to photograph. You have done a splendid job.
ReplyDeletewow, that is amazing! Beautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's really nice pics
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased that you were able to see the lunar eclipse-we were not so fortunate here in the U.S.
ReplyDeleteWatching the moon rise from our balcony is a true bonus of the Cretan summers. It is always a rather humbling experience and helps one keep things in perspective.
How cool. that is really great. Thanks for sharing it with us on SWF. MB
ReplyDeleteit is difficult to capture these without expensive equipment so you have done very well.
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