First time since 1638 that there has been a lunar eclipse coincide with winter solstice. With all the hoopla in the news about it, and I’ve never photographed one all the way through, I decided to set the alarm for around 1:00 am and see what I could get. When I first looked out I could barely see the moon because of clouds, but since I was already up, I packed all my stuff and headed out into the field where I could get a clear shot of the moon without trees in the way. I’d be glad to pass along technical details if someone wants them, but, the short explanation is I had a camera set up with a timer that would trip the shutter every 60 seconds for the duration of the eclipse…and this ran from about 1:30AM until around 5:05AM. There are a few stills below, and a time lapse video at the bottom….none of which do this eclipse justice. It was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.
You can click on any of the pictures below and you’ll be taken to a Photoshelter gallery where you can see them larger.
In games 3 and 4 of yesterday’s basketball marathon, the Madison boys played Fluvanna. The varsity boys lost to the Flucos 61-47. Nick Paxton led Madison with 11 points, Bobby Ford added 9 (all three’s I believe). Fluvanna’s Ya Ya Anderson scored 33 for the Flucos, a lot of those were three’s….that guy rarely missed last night.
A guy from Fluvanna sunk two half-court shots to take home the first $100 of the season.
Madison’s jv boys lost to Fluvanna 41-31. If Madison could have made some of their free throws, it would have been a VERY close game. Josh Lillard led with 13 points and Clifford Fortune put in 9 for Madison.
The JV and Varsity Cheerleaders highlighted halftime of the jv game with their dance routine.
Madison played their snow-delayed girl’s basketball games with Page yesterday. Varsity lost to Page 60-45. Chandler Gentry led the scoring once again with 19 points, followed by Lauren Seale with 10, and Chapat Tyree with 7.
Madison’s JV girls lost to Page 50-17.
Now that's some concession stand service! If you wanted a hotdog, you didn't even need to leave your seat! Condiments provided!!
From MCHS Athletics: The Boys Varsity Basketball team lost to William Monroe tonight 58-51. Madison held a 6 point lead with just over 5 minutes to play but was outscored 20-7 down the stretch. Travis Warren led the Mountaineers with 18 points and Patrick Roebuck added 8 points. Nick Paxton and Bobby Ford both had 6 points on the night.
“The Boys JV Basketball team lost to William Monroe tonight 55-39. James Graves led the way for the Mountaineers with 8 points and Lucas McDaniel added 7 points.”
Madison’s varsity girls lost to William Monroe this evening 51-38.
In what will surely go down as one of the longest games in jv basketball history, Madison lost a heartbreaker to William Monroe 25-21. Madison led the whole game until there were less than two minutes to play. William Monroe had a one point lead with 6 seconds left on the clock. Cagney Shifflett sunk a free throw to send the game into overtime.
