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Lunar Eclipses { 109 images } Created 18 Feb 2011

A gallery of images (both wide-angle and close-ups) of partial and total eclipses of the Moon and eclipse observers.

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$This is the totally eclipsed Moon of November 8, 2022 set in the stars of Aries, with the planet Uranus nearby, visible as the greenish star about three Moon diameters away from the Moon at the 10 o'clock position. Uranus was at oppostion the next night, November 9, at magnitude 5.6. I shot the set of images for this scene at about 3:28 a.m. MST, about 20 minutes after the start of this long totality, so the right (lunar eastern) limb of the Moon was still fairly bright. The field of view is about 7.6° by 5°. This is a blend of four exposures to compress the dynamic range and record the stars while maintaining the Moon more as the eye saw it. I blended a 5-second exposure at ISO 1600 for the stars, with 1-, 2-, and 5-second exposures at ISO 200 for the lunar disk, all with the Canon Ra on the SharpStar 61mm EDPH refractor with the Reducer/Flattener for f/4.6. The scope and camera were on the Star Adventurer tracker, turning at the sidereal rate for the long exposure for the stars but at the slower lunar rate for the shorter, lower ISO exposures for the Moon. Blending was with old-fashioned manual masking, not HDR routines or even luminosity masks. It was -25° C this night, and with several inches of snow having just fallen that day, so I kept the gear complexity to a minimum. However, using a 280mm focal length scope on the tracker was pushing it. Most long exposures for the starfield were trailed. I shot several sets of "HDR" exposures to be sure I got one that worked.$

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$This is the partial penumbral eclipse of the Moon (eclipse magnitude 83% — ie. only 83% of the lunar disk was in the penumbral shadow) of November 30, 2020, taken at maximum eclipse about 2:40 a.m. MST. The Moon was in fast-moving low cloud which added the colourful lunar “corona” around the Moon’s disk, caused by water droplets in the clouds diffracting the moonlight. This effect was obvious to the naked eye and in binoculars, though I have increased the contrast and saturation to bring out the colours here. The contrast increase also brings out the very subtle difference in brightness across the disk of the Full Moon, with the top (north) edge of the Moon embedded most deeply into the penumbra and darkest, and the bottom (southern) edge not in the shadow at all and brightest. But the gradation is subtle and obscured somewhat by the clouds. The Moon was precisely and completely Full here with no terminator or shadows along the limb. This is a single exposure (not HDR) with the Canon 6D MkII at ISO 100 through the Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm refractor at f/6 for 0.4 seconds. The clouds dimmed the Moon enough that a single exposure could take in both the Moon and clouds.$

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$The Full “Snow” Moon of February 10, 2017 undergoing a deep penumbral eclipse, and taken just past mid-eclipse with the Moon still in a deep blue twilight sky. The penumbral shading makes the Moon’s disk a little darker toward the top left (north) edge of the Moon and brighter toward the bottom edge. This shading could be seen with binoculars. Diffraction effects added the colours to the clouds. This is a composite of two exposures: long (1 sec) for the sky and short (1/125 sec) for the lunar disk details. Taken with the Canon 60Da and 200mm lens + 1.4x tele-extender. Untracked on a tripod.$

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$The total eclipse of the Moon of September 27, 2015, in closeup through a telescope, at mid-totality with the Moon at its darkest and deepest into the umbral shadow, in a long exposure to bring out the stars surrounding the dark red moon. This was also the Harvest Moon for 2015 and was the perigee Full Moon, the closest Full Moon of 2015. This is a single exposure taken through the TMB 92mm refractor at f/5.5 for 500 mm focal length using the Canon 60Da at ISO 400 for 8 seconds, the longest I shot during totality. The telescope was on the SkyWatcher HEQ5 mount tracking at the lunar rate.$

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$The Full Moon rising in partial eclipse on the night of September 27, 2015, night of a total eclipse that began with the partial phase in progress at moonrise from my location. The pink Belt of Venus colours the sky at top. The Moon sits in the blue shadow of the Earth, which also partly obscures the disk of the Moon. I shot this from Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta. This is through the TMB 92mm refractor for a focal length of 550mm using the Canon 60Da at ISO 400 for 1/250 second.$

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$The October 8, 2014 total lunar eclipse 5 minutes before end of totality with the Moon in thin cloud. Uranus is the bright object at left. I shot this with the Canon 60Da at ISO 400 and 80mm Officina Stellaire apo refractor at f/6 for 15s. Shot from Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta$

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$An HDR stack of images to encompass the range of brightness from the bright portion of the lunar disk (at right here) still just in the penumbral shadow, to the dark portion of the disk at left deep in the umbral shadow. I’ve processed the image for enhanced contrast to bring out the color variation along the umbral shadow boundary where it appears blue, from sunlight filtering through the high atmosphere of Earth in the stratospheric ozone layer. I shot this at the October 8, 2014 total lunar eclipse, from Writing-on-Stone Park in southern Alberta. This is an HDR-stack of 11 images at 2/3rds stop intervals from 5 seconds to 1/5th second, all at ISO 800 with the Canon 60Da and 80mm f/6 apo refractor. Stacked in HDRPro in Photoshop with 32-bit ACR tone-mapping. Taken 7 to 5 minutes before totality began. Light cloud and haze added the sky glow. Uranus is to the left at the 9 o’clock position as a blue star.$

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Red Moon over Writing-on-Stone.jpg
$The total eclipse of the Moon, October 8, 2014, the Hunter’s Moon, as seen and shot from Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Alberta under mostly clear though slightly hazy skies, thus the glow around the Moon. The planet Uranus is the brightest dot left of the Moon at 8 o’clock position. Both the Moon and Uranus were at opposition. This was the second in a “tetrad” series of 4 total lunar eclipses in a row at six-month intervals in 2014 and 2015. I shot thus just after mid-totality though with the northern limb of the Moon still bright in this single 15-second exposure at ISO 400 with the Canon 60Da, and with the Officina Stellaire 80mm apo refractor at f/6. It was mounted on the Sky-Watcher HEQ5 mount tracking at the lunar rate. I chased into clear skies to see and shoot this eclipse.$

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$This is the total eclipse of the Moon, December 10, 2011, taken from the grounds of the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory, near Priddis Alberta, and looking west to the Rockies. This is a 13 second exposure at ISO 400 with the Canon 7D and Canon 35mm lens at f/3.2. This was taken during the initial partial phase at 6:38 am local time (totality began at 7:06 am). There is some diffraction corona effect around the partially eclipsed Moon. The Hyades are at right.$

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$Composite image digitally created in Photoshop of images taken during October 27, 2004 total lunar eclipse, from Alberta Canada. Images taken through 5-inch apo refractor at f/6 with Canon Digital Rebel camera at ISO 200. Eclipse progresses in time through shadow from right to left. Exposures: #1: 1/320s; #2: 1/10s; #3 mid-totality: 8s, #4: 1/4s; #5: 1/640s. Scope at lunar drive rate. 5-image version is composite of #685 (mid @ 9:04pm) + #586 @ 7:21pm, #635 @8:14 + #742 @ 9:57pm, and #790 @ 10:49 pm. 3-image version is: Composite of #0624 @ 8:02pm, #0685 (mid @ 9:04) and #0751 @ 10:06pm. No filtering.$

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$Total eclipse of the Moon, December 20/21, 2010, taken from home with 130mm AP apo refractor at f/6 and Canon 7D at ISO 400. An HDR composite of 9 images from 1/125 second to 2 seconds, composited in Photoshop CS5. Vibrancy increased to show bring out the colour variations across the shadow and at the edge of the shadow. Taken at about 12:32 am MST on Dec 21, about 8 minutes before totality began, during the partial phase.$

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$Total eclipse of the Moon, December 20/21, 2010, taken from home with 130mm AP apo refractor at f/6 and Canon 7D at ISO 100. An HDR composite of 8 images from 1/125 second to 1 seconds, composited in Photoshop CS5. Vibrancy increased to show bring out the colour variations across the shadow and at the edge of the shadow. Taken at about 12:19 am MST on Dec 21, about 22 minutes before totality began, during the partial phase.$

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$Total eclipse of the Moon, December 20/21, 2010, taken from home with 130mm AP apo refractor at f/6 and Canon 7D at ISO 400. An HDR composite of 8 images from 1/125 second to 2 seconds, composited in Photoshop CS5. Vibrancy increased to show bring out the colour variations across the shadow and at the edge of the shadow. Taken at about 12:08 am MST on Dec 21, about 33 minutes before totality began, during the partial phase.$

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$Total eclipse of the Moon, December 20/21, 2010, taken from home with 130mm AP apo refractor at f/6 and Canon 7D at ISO 100. An HDR composite of 6 images from 1/125 second to 1/4 second, composited in Photoshop CS5. Vibrancy increased to show bring out the colour variations across the shadow and at the edge of the shadow. Taken at about 11:54 pm MST on Dec 20, about 46 minutes before totality began, during the partial phase.$

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$A few minutes into partial umbral phase, of total lunar eclipse of Dec 20, 2010. Taken with 130mm f/6 apo refractor and Canon 7D camera at ISO 100 for 1/250th sec.$

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$First contact of partial umbral phase, of total lunar eclipse of Dec 20, 2010. Taken with 130mm f/6 apo refractor and Canon 7D camera at ISO 100 for 1/500th sec/$

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$Total lunar eclipse, Feb 20, 2008, taken just at end of totality showing gradation of color across disk, and bluish edge to shadow. A&M 80mm apo refractor at f/5 with telecompressor, Canon 20Da, 1s at ISO800.$

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$Total lunar eclipse, Feb 20, 2008, taken just near mid-totality "deep exposure" but eclipse was bright so exposures could not be long enough to show up stars well. A&M 80mm apo refractor at f/5 with telecompressor, Canon 20Da, 1s at ISO800.$

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$Total lunar eclipse, Feb 20, 2008, taken just after start of totality showing color variations across Earth's shadow at the bottom. A&M 80mm apo refractor at f/5 with telecompressor, Canon 20Da, 0.6 sec at ISO400.$

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$Total Eclipse of the Moon , November 8, 2003, shot from home in Alberta. Initial partial phase with moon rising in eclipse. Shows Earth's shadow on Moon and in the atmosphere as the blue band along horizon. Belt of Venus pink band above is sunlight hitting upper layers of atmosphere. ..Shot with Williams Optics FLT10 apo refractor, at f/6.5 with field flattener, and Pentax 6x7 camera, 120-format Ektachrome 100 slide film. Metered exposure.$

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$Total lunar eclipse November 8, 2003 Taken through Astro-Physics 5" Apo refractor at f/6 with MaxView 40mm eyepiece projection into a Sony DSC-V1 5 megapixel digital camera, mounted afocally. Lens zoomed to 3.8x to fill frame with Moon. Exposure aboout 4s to 6s at f/4 lens setting and ISO 100 speed.$

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$January 20, 2000 total lunar eclipse (Jan. 21 in GMT).5-inch f/6 apo refractor at f/6 (780mm focal length).Ektachrome 200 slide film.about 15 second exposure in first half of totality (still not at mid-totality).tracked at lunar rate, so stars are trailed slightly.$

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$Total Lunar Eclipse January 20, 2000 (Jan 21 by GMT) from Alberta 5-inch f/6 apo refractor with 2X Barlow for f/12, 1560mm focal length Ektachrome 100SW slide film 60 second exposure, tracked at lunar rate Taken just at the onset of totality. Colors punched up a little in Photoshop and green background removed but otherwise colors are as recorded by the film, which picks up more color than the eye can see on the faintly illuminated Moon.$

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$Partal eclipse of the Moon March 23, 1997. This was an almost-total eclipse (97%) and happened with Hale-Bopp also in the sky, so quite a night. Taken from home thru 5-inch AP refractor at f/6 with Ektachrome 100 slide film, 35mm format. Exposure about 8 seconds.$

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$Partal eclipse of the Moon March 23, 1997. This was an almost-total eclipse (97%) and happened with Hale-Bopp also in the sky, so quite a night. This shot shows the early stage of partial eclispse. Taken from home thru 5-inch AP refractor at f/4.5 with Ektachrome 100 slide film, 35mm format. Exposure about 1/30 second. (a guess)$

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$Partial luanr eclipse at moonrise May 24, 1994 from Alberta, paired with May 10, 1994 annular eclipse 4-inch f/6 apo refractor (600mm focal length) Ektachrome 100 slide film exposure metered The cow was not observed to jump over the Moon.$

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