The Morristown area enjoyed clear viewing conditions for the super moon eclipse Sunday evening, according to local photographer and regular contributor Bruce Dana.

“It was interesting to be able to see stars in the night sky so close to the edge of the moon. They are always there but only this visible during the darkest phase of eclipse,” he said. “We enjoyed watching the early phases of the event from out on the St. Lawrence in our boat. We came in to terra firma to get some pictures with the cameras on tripods.”

Dana says the first shot shows the moon just prior to total phase, followed by a brightening edge in the second photo as it emerges from the earth’s shadow.

The third shot is a wider view showing the clear night sky at the time. Clouds began to cover the emerging moon post eclipse.

Dana also offered appreciation to John Hill of Blind Bay, who helped make the photos possible.

“I almost didn't get a chance to shoot this like I wanted to last evening. I was out earlier in the evening to use up my boat gas up before pulling the boat into storage for the winter. I was up by Singer Castle,which is about ten miles upriver from my house near Morristown when I sheared a pin in my outboard motor. I was able to row my boat in to shore near Blind Bay where a gentleman who saw I probably wasn't paddling for the pleasure of it offered to help,” he said “I tied up at his dock and we looked in his workshop as he thought he may have some shear pins there. I remembered that when you really need one in a pinch you can make one with a nail or bolt. And we did. I was able to get back down the River to my home and got there before the Eclipse started. My thanks to John Hill in Blind Bay.”

“I was taking the return trip slower as to not stress out the make-do part in my motor. I got to enjoy more of the super moon rising over the St. Lawrence,” he said. “That will be a moonlight memory cruise to tell my grandkids about one day.”