The lunar eclipse seen from the geographic South Pole. The 6 months night is coming to an end and it's getting quite bright. The moon was only about 10 degrees above the horizon. For a series of pictures over the period of the eclipse we could only set up the camera in a heated observation room for the UV contents of the atmosphere. Since the outside temperature was about -68C (-90F). Therefore the long exposed pictures a bit blurry due to warm air rushing outside. Also we are looking through a lot of atmosphere. Some weak auroras showed up as well.

Photo details: Canon Digital Rebel and Rebel XT, 1600 ASA, f8, exposure times vary.

I had 2 digital cameras set up for this big event. One with 24mm lens for time lapse images and another one with 300mm lens for the close up images.

Fully eclipsed Moon was just above horizon as sun was rising.

Photo details: Canon Digital Rebel XT, ISO 1600, 1/15s, Canon 300mm f/4L @ f/4

I usually get caught in clouds or like last March the umbra phase is not visible in my area. Not this time. Of course I paid for it with a lack of sleep...

Photo details: Multiple image (single exposure) with Canon 20D at 300mm for the first part of the exposure, then about 17mm after a lens swap blackout pan over to Orion for the curtain (background) at f6.3, color temperature in the cool range. This technique works because the area behind the moon in the background is not bright enough to disrupt the original exposure after the second lens is positioned. EXIF says 134 seconds but I'd guess about 25 seconds effective open lens time.

I've been photographing lunar eclipses for 39 years but, suspended against the starry desert sky, this TLE was easily the most beautiful I've seen.

Photo details: Canon 20D attached at prime-focus to an 80mm f/6 University Optics refractor.

This series shows the progression of the moon under the penumbra into totality. One shot shows the brilliant turquoise color of the sun shining through the Earth's ozone layer and onto the moon.

Photo details: Captured with a Rebel XT through an f/4 800mm Meade LXD75 SN8.

We had great seeing of the entire event from Riverside, California. This montage is of five separate images taken through a Meade ETX-90EC with a Canon 350D at prime focus, composited in Photoshop. This scope is a small Maksutov-Cassegrain, but it does the job nicely. I've been observing and photographing lunar eclipses for 25 years, and this was the very first time I've had a completely unobstructed view of an entire lunar eclipse.

The darkest eclipse I have seen in quite a while. Shared the view with a few hundered others at the Visitor Information Center at Mauna Kea. When we got tired of the eclipse some observers took advantage of the totality to showcase many deep sky objects as if there was no Moon in the sky. We could also see the latest lava flow from Kilauea with a bright lava river lighting the low hanging clouds. What a night!

Beautiful eclipse! One of the darkest I've seen...wonderful clear skies here in Flagstaff for the event!

It was a very colorful eclipse that was very deep at totality.

Photo details: Takahashi FSQ-106ED, Nikon D70s, 200 ASA

Well another great event, lovely colour and lovely sky. Was interesting to see stars blink in and out of occultation.

Photo details: Nikon D200 400mm VR lens with 2x converter