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April 24 2005 back to spaceweather.com |
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| Summary: Earth's shadow has two parts: a dark interior called the umbra, and a pale outer fringe called the penumbra. On April 24th the penumbra fell across the Moon, producing a "penumbral lunar eclipse." Penumbral eclipses are subtle, but this one was visible as a faint but distinct shading of northern parts of the Moon. [full story] Unless otherwise stated, all images are copyrighted by the photographers. |
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Matt
Wastell, Brisbane, Australia Apr. 24 |
#1 | I was taking lunar images and did not even know the event was happening until I merged 22 images in 'Autostitch.' Meade LX90, .63 focal reducer, Meade LPI. |
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Yuichi
Takasaka, Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park, British Columbia, Canada Apr. 24 |
#1, more | Multiple exposures of Greatest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of April 24, 2005. 02:41-02:46-02:51-02:56-03:01 PST (left to right) Foreground was filmed about 30 degrees left of the moon, so the star trail angle is different from the moon. Moonset was photographed at 05:50 PST. Notice the moon is distorted. Pentax *istD, 200mm F2.8 lens |
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Ron
Wayman, Tampa Florida Apr. 24 |
#1, #2 | I almost missed this one! It was supposed to be cloudy so I didn't set up my telescope, but when the clouds parted the Penumbral Eclipse was quite evident. I could definitely see the shaded portion of the Moon. Picture taken with a Nikon CP995+300mm telephoto lens. |
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Charles
Tilley, Statesville, North Carolina Apr. 24 |
#1 | As I gazed through the camera Early Sunday morning, 24 April 24, 2005, I could easily make out the subtle darkening of the Moon's northern limb. The Moon was entering the Earth's "penumbra" or lighter part of the Earths shadow, for what is called a "penumbral eclipse." With clouds once again moving in I grabbed several photos at 05:47 AM, shortly before maximum eclipse. Nikon D70 digital camera with 300 mm lens. ASA 200, 1/640 sec at f/6. |
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Stan
Richard, suburban Des Moines, IA Apr. 24 |
#1, more | *see image for details* |
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Jun
Lao, Manila, Philippines Apr. 24 |
#1 | While penumbral lunar eclipses don't make the Moon appear reddish, the haze caused by high temps (33 C) and high humidity made for a reddish rising Moon, fooling most people into thinking this penumbral lunar eclipse was a total lunar eclipse. As the Moon increased elevation, then it turned to its more normal silvery color. Photo details: Sony DSC F717 digital camera, 800 ASA, 1/30 - 1/60 s exposure. |
