Lunar Eclipse for the Century!

If you're able, and on the Eastern side of the planet Earth, be sure to look up tonight to see what's touted to be the greatest lunar eclipse this century!

The best views  (weather permitting, of course) should be across Eastern Europe, Central and East Africa and South East Asia, from where the entire eclipse will be visible.

If you're shooting it, get the longest lens possible - and trigger your camera remotely for the best possible results.

Radio Shack CT-200 Transportable Cellular Phone

Adjusted from 1988 to 2018 dollars, that's about $2500. And the ad doesn't mention talk time - from $1 to $2 per minute, plus the subscription fee. That said, you may be looking at this ad on a tiny thin glowing screen with more computing power than NASA's Apollo missions.

How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit Suite

Here's a fantastic video essay exploring how Star Wars' editors recut and rearranged Star Wars: A New Hope to create the cinematic classic it became.