Lunar Eclipse
August 16, 2008
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Just before the eclipse started it was still cloudy, especially the south-eastern horizon, but from 20:30 UT onwards the thick clouds where gone with some thin clouds left. Together with Jan Timmermans I imaged this eclipse from my front yard, unfortunately right below the street lights. At the start of the imaging session the Moon was only 7º above the south-eastern horizon. At maximum eclipse the moon was 16º above the southern horizon. Because of this low altitude and thin clouds the Moon was redish during the eclipse.
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Animation of the disappearance of the Moon into the Earth's shadow from 20:30 until 21:25 UT
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The disappearance of the Moon into the Earth's shadow step by step. Images made from 20:30 until 21:25 UT. All images made with a 150mm Newton and a Canon 10D DSLR.
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The moon (over exposured) during maximum eclipse.
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Just after maximum eclipse, at 21:25, the clouds rolled in. It was not the most spectacular lunar eclipse I ever experienced but it was indeed an exiting one to image.
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© Copyright Rob Kantelberg
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