No special filters - or even a telescope - are required to enjoy a leisurely lunar eclipse [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. In fact, watched from all over the night side of planet Earth, these regular celestial [
http://www.mreclips…] performances have entertained many casual skygazers. Still, this eye-catching picture of a lunar eclipse may look unfamiliar. To make it, astrophotographer Doug Murray set his camera on a tripod and locked the shutter open during the total lunar eclipse of January 2000. The resulting image [
http://www.pbase.co…] records the trail of the Moon [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] sliding through the night, steadily progressing toward the total eclipse phase as seen from Florida, USA. Haunting red hues [
http://sunearth.gsf…TLE2003keen.html ] of diminished moonlight, common during the total phase of a lunar eclipse, are evident at the far right, along the slimmer portion of the trail. At least part of tonight's lunar eclipse [
http://skyandtelesc…article_923_1.asp ] will be visible in clear [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] night skies over the Americas, Europe, and Africa. The eclipse should last [
http://aa.usno.navy…LunarEclipse.html ] over three hours from start to finish [
http://sunearth.gsf…TLE2003May15.html ], with about 53 minutes of totality.
Explanation
No special filters - or even a telescope - are required to enjoy a leisurely lunar eclipse [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. In fact, watched from all over the night side of planet Earth, these regular celestial [
http://www.mreclips…] performances have entertained many casual skygazers. Still, this eye-catching picture of a lunar eclipse may look unfamiliar. To make it, astrophotographer Doug Murray set his camera on a tripod and locked the shutter open during the total lunar eclipse of January 2000. The resulting image [
http://www.pbase.co…] records the trail of the Moon [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] sliding through the night, steadily progressing toward the total eclipse phase as seen from Florida, USA. Haunting red hues [
http://sunearth.gsf…TLE2003keen.html ] of diminished moonlight, common during the total phase of a lunar eclipse, are evident at the far right, along the slimmer portion of the trail. At least part of tonight's lunar eclipse [
http://skyandtelesc…article_923_1.asp ] will be visible in clear [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] night skies over the Americas, Europe, and Africa. The eclipse should last [
http://aa.usno.navy…LunarEclipse.html ] over three hours from start to finish [
http://sunearth.gsf…TLE2003May15.html ], with about 53 minutes of totality.
Explanation
