Total Lunar Eclipse - December 10th, 2011

Images taken from the roof of the Natural Sciences Building at Palomar College.
Camera:  Canon Rebel T3i mounted on a tripod.  Canon 250mm lens.


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Lunar Eclipse Movie:
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An image taken as totality was approaching
(overexposed to show the "darkened" part of the Moon that is in the Earth's shadow).

 

 
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 Three images showing the eclipse as seen in the sky (you can tell that sunrise is rapidly approaching).