Lunar Eclipse

Last night there was a lunar eclipse. Lunar eclipses happen a lot more regular than one would think, but last night's was special because of the red glow it gave when the moon was covered. It was also a total eclipse, meaning that the moon was completely covered by Earth's shadow during the eclipse. More details on lunar eclipse's can be found at NASA's Lunar Eclipse page.

I usually miss celestial occurrences such as this, but last night I was prepared. Having purchased a good digital camera late last year, this helped a lot. Adding to that was the fact that I had been given my dad's old camera tripod. That came in very handy. Setting up the camera on the tripod made certain the pictures were steady and I could adjust the angle based on the movement of the moon as the time passed. The moon was never going to be in the same location, it just doesn't happen for objects that orbit other objects. But as can be seen by the photos that were taken last night (see previous blog entry) the shots came out great.

I was also very lucky in that I had a perfect view right from my balcony. The eclipse happened in the eastern sky, beginning at about 7:55 p.m. local time, and ending around 10:00 p.m.

Here is a selection of information about lunar eclipse's.

Wikipedia lunar eclipse page
Lunar Eclipse Breakdown
CBC.ca reports on the red glow