Orangeburg Civil Rights Landmark is Being Restored

Earlier in November a group of South Carolina State University students and I had a unique opportunity to go inside the old Orangeburg bowling alley that would become the impetus for a tragedy in February 1968 that became known as the Orangeburg Massacre. 

Third from left is Ellen Zisholtz. She and her organization Center for Creative Partnerships have launched the All-Star Justice Center project to bring to light what happened at this important landmark. 

4 in the Morning? Great Time to View an Eclipse!

I was not planning to try to see the latest lunar eclipse- especially when the best viewing time is in the middle of the night. But this morning when I woke up at 4 or so I felt surprisingly well-rested. So out the door I went! This was a cool sight to see! Here are my two best shots. 

What exactly is a lunar eclipse? I will let Wikipedia explain: A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow.^[1] This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are exactly or very closely aligned (in syzygy) with Earth between the other two, and only on the night of a full moon

The Charleston newspaper today (Nov. 20) had a few eclipse photos taken by a staff photographer. I'm glad to see my picture quality is comparable with that of a professional!  

Thanks to my sister Ann who sent out some information to our family the night before the eclipse. I otherwise probably would have forgotten about it!  

In January 2019 I photographed another eclipse. Check out my post here. 

And click here to see my report about the amazing and rare 2017 daytime solar eclipse!