Last month and this month I been religiously going out and snapping moon photos there and there. Weather - perfect, I couldn't ask for more. We got some clouds on other days but then it would get clear again. So you say, life is great. No not until I received the Astronomy & Space newsletter in the email from National Research Council Canada 'Deep Impact - Moon', by Ken Tapping, September 09, 2009.
'At 4:40 AM PDT on October 9, amateur astronomers with telescopes with objectives larger than about 20 cm may have the chance to observe a very rare event, the deliberate crashing of a large spacecraft onto the Moon's surface. This act is part of our ongoing search for water on the Moon.', Astronomy & Space, National Research Council Canada 'Deep Impact - Moon', by Ken Tapping, September 09, 2009.
Correction. Oh no, now I should really shoot myself in the toe for misreading, and then misleading some of you. The 'Deep Impact' yet to happen on October 9th, and I thought it was September 9th. Let us then do a countdown, and hope I get good weather. Will Taft from Healthy Living thanks for correcting me, and in a way making me feel better, as I will definitely have my camera ready. By the way excellent attention to detail. And this was my original message, okay it was 2:00 am, I must have been sleep walking. 'Oh no, a large spacecraft crashed with the Moon's surface. I didn't know if I should shoot myself in the toe [
I don't know why toe?], scream out loud [
no, Matthew is sleeping], run outside and start taking more pictures [
yes I did this]. Just imagine things going through my head. I been waiting for this moment, and I missed it, just like I decided to watch the thunderstorm and not to have my camera to photograph this split second view of the ball lightning.' On the other hand, who goes out that early in the morning to look out for sky stuff. Not me, but knowing Bob from
Blackholes and Astrostuff, or my new blogger friend
Astro-Nuts - its possible. But then my lens probably wouldn't see much anyway. Well, I confess, I had no idea that those crashes been happening in the past, but then I always had some good vibes taking moon photos since now
at least I know that my photos will be different as the time passes.
I almost forgot this supposed to be knowledge tip. Then let me tell you something short and sweet. Try to photograph PARTIAL MOON or MOON PHASES. The photographs will have more of three dimensional feel, and you will also see a better emphasis on the craters, as you can see on the above photo. By the way, I have not found the spot of the crash yet, but I bet it is there now. Well I cannot call this a bad day after all knowing that
Ellen DeGeneres is going to be a fourth judge on the American Idol, for me its like seeing the lightning ball again, or not.
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