"Phases - Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse" 11/250 24"x 18" Framed

The lunar eclipse of May 2022 promised to be the longest in nearly 33 years, so I loaded my kids in the car and drove up to Governor Dodge State Park in Wisconsin for a chance at snapping a shot of it. The only other lunar eclipse I've viewed was back when I was in high school with my dad in my grandparents' back yard. It was in our relatively rural town of about 4,000 people, so there was a bit of light pollution. Mostly I remember the color, and a kind of shadow that seemed to be over the moon. For this trip with my own kids, I sweetened the deal with a night at a hotel with a pool, plus camping out the night of the eclipse. We loaded up with snacks and gear. I used Google Sky Map to find a campsite that would have a decent view of the south eastern sky. We passed up a couple of sweet spots on the river, but my kids liked Governor Dodge enough that we'll be back. As the moon rose, I quickly realized that the trees would block our view of the moon. However, the spot we picked was also