The recent ‘blood moon’ was quite an awe-inspiring sight, even without its much-trumpeted total eclipse (21 January). Partly because of the sheep flock, I was out and about a lot in the dusk and dark of January, from the 6th onwards when the new moon began. Here are a few of the photographs I took, illustrating the rise of the ‘blood moon’ which a few hours later was to be eclipsed:

Full moon rising over Snape Warren on 20 January at 16.06

 

                          as viewed from the riverside marsh, clearing different trees at 16.28

   as viewed from within the wood at 17.06 when an optical illusion makes it seem to have sunk

 

I did not take a good photograph of the total eclipse, mainly because I failed to meet the basic requirement i.e. being awake at the right time. Here’s my best one, of the partial eclipse at 04.07 on the 21st: