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Lunar Eclipse Photos
These few photos depict
the lunar eclipse that occurred Australia-wide on Sunday July 16, 2000.
They were captured with a Fujifilm digital camera at 1800x1200, with
most shots taken through a Celestron telescope.
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| 10:23pm
- This photo was taken with the camera alone. The shadow
of the earth is readily visible in the early stages of
the eclipse. |
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| 10:23pm
- Taken with the camera through the telescope (as are
the following photos). Shows the moon in much more
detail with the surface features coming into view. The
eclipse is well underway. |
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| 11:20pm
- The eclipse is nearing totality. |
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| 11:33pm
- By now, the moon was rapidly darkening. The shot above
was taken with a 1 second exposure time. To the naked
eye, only a sliver of the moon can be seen, and the red
colouration is not so pronounced. |
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| 12:00
Midnight - The eclipse has achieved totality, and
the moon now glows a readily visible, dull blood red
colour in the sky. |
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