Winter Solstice Full Moon by peggysirk

Winter Solstice Full Moon

I took this pre-lunar eclipse photo around 10:00 last night. The clouds were obviously starting to roll in. Woke up a little while ago to watch and shoot the eclipse only to find a solid blanket of clouds, fog, and even a little bit of sleet falling. Oh darn. The last full lunar eclipse to take place on a winter solstice was in 1638...looks doubtful I'll have a chance to see another one. :) Happy Winter Solstice, everyone!
This is gorgeous! Happy Solstice!
December 21st, 2010  
Even if you didn't get to see a lot, the clouds make for a really cool picture!
December 21st, 2010  
@natika Thanks, Renata...and thanks for the follow! I love meeting new and creative people in this wonderful 365 community.
December 21st, 2010  
@paulcleveland Thanks, Paul. It was a gorgeous Winter solstice full moon even without seeing all of the excitement!
December 21st, 2010  
Thank you for the picture. I will fav it. We have clouds and snow so no eclipse for us in my part of MA.
December 21st, 2010  
Lovely moon shot, Peggy. I missed the eclipse, too. There'll be another in a couple of years so we'll just have to wait!
December 21st, 2010  
This is beautiful Peggy! I love the colour even in a dark night sky :)
December 21st, 2010  
Great Moon shot alot clearer than mine from last night!
December 21st, 2010  
Great framing! A beautiful image.
December 21st, 2010  
Peggy, this is just beautiful. Love the clouds around the moon and the detail you were able to get. Nice full moon capture. Too many clouds I was not able to capture, but did see it through the haze!
December 21st, 2010  
this is so very beautiful!!
December 21st, 2010  
Happy Winter Solstice to you! Absolutely drop dead gorgeous moon shot. A definite fav!
December 21st, 2010  
Wonderful moon picture! Love the clouds with it.
December 21st, 2010  
great shot of the full moon
December 21st, 2010  
Wow... I'm afraid to look in the shadows... some lycan may pop out to eat me.
December 21st, 2010  
Absolutely stunning photo--Fave.
December 21st, 2010  
congrats! this photo is in the 365 main screen!! woohoo!!
December 21st, 2010  
Beautiful! Happy Yule!
December 22nd, 2010  
one of the best moon shots I've seen :) i like the colors a lot!
December 22nd, 2010  
Love it! thanks for the once in a lifetime capture!
December 22nd, 2010  
Awesome.
December 22nd, 2010  
wow peggy. you did a great job on this one
December 22nd, 2010  
WOW! That is fantastic Peggy, one of the best ones I've seen!
December 22nd, 2010  
great one!
December 22nd, 2010  
Very pretty! We took very similar photos!
December 22nd, 2010  
This is wonderful! We didn't get a view of it here in southern California, so it's great to be able to see the captures here on 365.
December 22nd, 2010  
This is an amazing shot.
December 22nd, 2010  
This is beautiful!!!!Fav!!
December 22nd, 2010  
Wonderful moon shot Peggy.
December 22nd, 2010  
Awesome ..Awesome .... Awesome ....... words are less for the praise of this picture
December 22nd, 2010  
@cirasj Thanks for the fav, Joe!
December 22nd, 2010  
@girlie Another lunar eclipse in April 2014...might have my new camera figured out by that time. The next lunar eclipse to fall on a winter solstice will be in 2090...I can only imagine what cameras will be like then. :)
December 22nd, 2010  
@carlywebber @cccoupland @emsabh Thanks for the nice comments, Carly, Chris and Art. I was glad to at least get a full moon shot before the clouds completely obscured the view. :)
December 22nd, 2010  
@seattle @rafaelseno Thanks for the very nice comments!
Constance ~ glad you were able to catch a glimpse of something through the clouds in Seattle.
Rafa ~ thanks for the heads up on the PP post! :)
December 22nd, 2010  
@barbsmith Thanks for the lovely comment and the fav, Barb!
December 22nd, 2010  
@pfmandeville @emer @kizzyfaced @clarissajohal @pinkribbonwendi Thanks for the lovely comments, ladies!
Wendalyne ~ it was a perfect werewolf kind of night! :)
Clarissa ~ thanks for the fav!
December 22nd, 2010  
@jgoodridge @bluemoon @becky_tamm Thanks for the lovely comments, Jeff, Paula, and Becky! Happy Winter to you!

Becky ~ thanks for the follow! Love meeting new people in this wonderful 365 community!
December 22nd, 2010  
You may have missed the Ecipse, but the colours and haze framing the moon are captivating.
December 22nd, 2010  
@valley64 Thanks, Laurie! And thanks for the follow ~ it's great meeting new people involved with this wonderful project!
December 22nd, 2010  
@lauren211 @miraries @joannemed @autumnseden @camarobabe @omabluebird @kwallabear @kjarn @metatransitions Thanks for the very nice comments, everyone! It was a beautiful moon to shoot. :)
December 22nd, 2010  
Absolutely gorgeous! A fav!
December 22nd, 2010  
Stunning!
December 22nd, 2010  
I saw this picture in the popular page. Amazing. Very beautiful.
December 22nd, 2010  
@dinelson @hinhoutbay @yoelao Thanks for the nice feedback, ladies!

@Diana ~ thanks for the fav and the follow!
@Yoella ~ thanks for the follow!
I enjoy meeting new people in this wonderful 365 community!

December 22nd, 2010  
This is so beautiful...too bad about the clouds...we had clouds too...
December 22nd, 2010  
Gorgeous capture
December 22nd, 2010  
Peggy, your moon shot is wonderful! Moons can be really tough to shoot, and you got the whole solid thing. Great job!!
December 23rd, 2010  
@petersonsheri I got the whole thing and a little extra... my thumbprint was on my camera lens. I've made a new crater on the surface of the moon. :)
December 23rd, 2010  
@girlie @peggysirk australians will actually have two chances at full lunar eclipse's in 2011, so robin its only 5 months away and hopefully some good weather hehe.

peggy, the colours in this are gorgeous :)) and its nice to see someone to post a lunar eclipse photo in spite of there being clouds, very nice shot :)))
December 23rd, 2010  
holy spadoodie, this is wonderful!
December 23rd, 2010  
So WOW! Bleak for us though as summer has passed it's peak then :-))
December 23rd, 2010  
so beautiful!
December 23rd, 2010  
This is a stunning shot of the solstice moon. A fav.
December 23rd, 2010  
it's beautiful! a fav!
December 23rd, 2010  
Peggy, have just noticed you're in the Top 20 with this lovely shot! Congratulations! Well-deserved.
December 25th, 2010  
Brilliantly done Peggy!
December 27th, 2010  
Beautiful! I love these colors!
January 3rd, 2011  
AMazing Peggy A Fav x
January 8th, 2011  
What an amazing shot - Love it!
October 24th, 2012  
@gphelps5 Thanks, Bulldog!
October 24th, 2012  
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