I've been looking forward to this night for several months, hoping that the skies would cooperate and the moon would be visible. Early in the week we received quite a bit of rain and the early forecast stated that it would continue for days. The skies cleared and the winds blew, but the heavens were visible. I drove out toward Swan Falls to be away from the light pollution of the city and set up my camera. I did a lot of experimenting, taking exposures from 4 to 30 seconds. The skies were clear, but it was cold and windy.