Total eclipse
Photo of today’s lunar eclipse when it was total, as seen from my balcony. More of my eclipse photos, though this one is my personal favorite. All were taken with my Nikon D40 body and Imado 135mm f/2.8 prime lens; this one is a 13-second exposure.
Update, 18:40: this photo shows Regulus and Saturn better. Regulus came through as a beautiful blue. This is the sharpest of them when viewed full size due to the shorter exposure time (others show movement due to the Earth’s rotation — from an Earth-bound vantage point, the Moon travels its own diameter every 2 minutes).
ShareThis
February 22nd, 2008 at 03:53
Unfortunately it was too cloudy here in Tucson to see the moon.
P.S. Thanks for all the photos. I was afraid your blog would be gone for good!
February 22nd, 2008 at 22:05
We had clouds too, I was afraid I’d miss the eclipse. But the clouds disappeared *right* as the eclipse went total. I was so happy; it’s the first time I’ve seen a total eclipse of the moon. I love that Saturn and Regulus were nearby too.
(I had seriously considered stopping for good… but I enjoy the photos too, it’s fun to take them :) )