{"id":915,"date":"2007-08-28T22:01:30","date_gmt":"2007-08-28T12:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lostbiro.com\/blog\/?p=915"},"modified":"2007-08-29T07:53:39","modified_gmt":"2007-08-28T21:53:39","slug":"blood-moon-run-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lostbiro.com\/blog\/?p=915","title":{"rendered":"Blood moon run – lunar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canberra Riders<\/strong><\/a> – a loose knit group of motorcycle riders – organised a Blood Moon <\/strong><\/a>run from Canberra to Lake George this evening (28 Aug) to observe the total lunar eclipse – only visible from certain parts of the world. The aim was to find a place fairly devoid of light pollution from the city, with a clear unobstructed eastern view. The lookout at Lake George, 32 km out of Canberra is just the spot.<\/p>\n

The ride was advertised on several discussion lists and a total of 35 bikes set off from the Mobil Station in Cooyong St Canberra about 7.00pm.<\/p>\n

\"Canberra<\/p>\n

We had a smooth run down Federal Highway and regrouped just past the roundabout at Watson. Then a gentle cruise down the highway as the bite out of the moon became larger. We stuck to the speed limit – this run being more about the fun of riding with such a large group, with a leader and tail-end-Charlie to keep it safe.<\/p>\n

Suddenly the road was awash in flashing lights as everyone indicated and pulled over to the right lane and slowed to turn at the lookout.<\/p>\n

The evening was quite mild and the weather perfect.<\/p>\n

Using a canon Powershot A530 camera I managed to get some fairly grainy shots of the moon as the last light disappeared and the face turned rust red. I used a half-second exposure on 100 ISO, with the camera hand-held against the top-case of the motorbike. You can get info on the eclipse and how to photograph it from the ice-in-space site<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n
\n\"lunar<\/td>\n\"lunar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The Riders were friendly and there was a bit of interest in my antique Honda Bol d’Or CB900 – not least of which being that several had noticed my tail light wasn’t working – thanks guys \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

Luckily I had a torch and some red gaffa tape which got me home.<\/p>\n

It was a great feeling to ride in a big group – and there were enough Ducatis to keep up a nice beat. After about an hour people started to drift off in ones and twos and I look forward to riding with them again – looks like it could be a regular outing for Wednesday nights \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

See you there – ride safe!<\/p>\n

Cheers
\nJerry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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