Total Lunar Eclipse on the Solstice way cool
Photo details: 10″ Meade LX200, Nikon D300, prime focus,ISO 1250, 2s exposure
It was an absolutely gorgeous night for an eclipse! says Sabin.
Sabins photo captured not only the red light at the core of Earths shadow caused by sunlight filtering through the stratosphere, but also the turquoise fringe caused by our planets ozone layer. Pictures like this are golden for researchers who look at the colors of eclipses to diagnose the state of Earths atmosphere. See All-Clear in the Stratosphere, below.
more images: from Rod Lindley of Dallas, TX; from Kevin R. Witman of Cochranville, Pennsylvania; from John W. ONeal, II of Amherst, Ohio; from Evan Ludes of Omaha, Nebraska; from John Stetson of Southport, CT; from Mark A. Brown of Carlisle, Pennsylvania; from Giancarlo Ubaldo Nappi of Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil; from Phil Harrington of Long Island, NY; from Mike Mezeul II of Sachse, Texas
See the Lunar Eclipse Photo Gallery
The eclipse was BEAUTIFUL here in Central Florida...yawn...but...yawn..I had to go to bed after a few minutes of watching. Got up at 6..long day:)
Good luck to all you FReepers getting slammed by these storms in California...stay dry and safe.