Was supposed to be lunar eclipse night tonite. Had rained the whole day and Mansukh and I were hoping that the Rain Gods would be exhausted by nightfall. As per plan, we were to camp at Mansukh's terrace. I arrived (at about 11PM) after watching 'Double Team', with Van Damme and Dennis Rodman pulverizing everybody they come across in their race to save a cute baby. Whoa. Mansukh had his tri-pod, Vivitar and overexcited-puppy smile.. all geared for the moment. He had plans to capture the whole eclipse thru multiple exposure. Same way as explained here.

It wasn't raining then, and the eclipse was to start at 2318hrs. Yeah right, and that's when the clouds come in, obscuring the moon completely. The atmosphere was a foggy pink. Then, there was a light drizzle. After about 20 minutes, it started to pour. And it poured. And it poured. I don't know when I dozed off.

Mansukh woke me up somewhere in the night. We went up to the terrace. The sky was absolutely clear, but the moon was blocked by clouds. Damn.

Well, that was the lunar eclipse of May 2004.