I have been wanting to do this for sometime now, but my schedule or weather has hindered all attempts. The opportunity came again on Jan. 20 as a super moon coincided with a lunar eclipse. As the day approached the weather was rain, but on this day the skies cleared. The vantage point is from a small mountain, the locals call Buzzard's Roost, looking East towards the Cohutta Wilderness. There was the pleasant surprise of snow on the mountains. I do not use any Photographer's Ephemeris, only an App called Sky View, so I had an idea about where the moon was going to rise, but not exactly.

The moment the moon rose over the mountain, it looked like a bubble was forming. It was the perfect location. I was in awe and nearly didn't take any pictures. Some say during events like this it is best to not worry about pictures and just enjoy the moment. For me, I learned to "have my cake and eat it too." Having already set up the camera and its settings, I just held my remote trigger in my pocket, enjoyed the view with awe, and snapped away.

Being that the actual eclipse (blood moon) was near midnight and straight above, I when home and took the following pictures from my front yard.