Perth was lucky enough to see a full blood moon eclipse last night (and at a sensible hour). The red color comes as sunlight passes through dust, and became much more obvious once we got half the moon covered. It was also a supermoon and a so-called blue moon (being the second full moon in January). h/t Tom Q. Thanks for the call.
With a different exposure the shadow of the Earth was more obvious.
Unlike the edge of sunrise on the moon, which is beautifully sharp, the edge of the Earth shadow was blurred and spread over a wider area. The camera found it hard to cope with both the intense full moon light and the shadow side. In some exposures there is a real sense of it being a 3D ball hung in space. A curiosity, but well worth the look if you get the chance. The next total lunar eclipse that will be visible in the UK is on July 27, 2018. Americans and UK folk can look forward to another “super blood moon” eclipse coming on Jan. 21, 2019. (No “blue” artefact, but whatever). The next super blue blood moon will happen exactly 19 years from now, on Jan. 31, 2037.
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Sometimes the washed out exposure worked better than others.
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For about an hour the eclipsed moon hung in the sky
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