(Image of the Lunar Eclipse of August 27, 2007, taken by Martin Pugh.)You can find advance information about February's lunar eclipse here.
Check back at Revolving Rock closer to the time of the eclipse for updates and observing advice.
IMAGE CREDIT: Please note that the above photograph is of the August 27, 2007 lunar eclipse, and was taken by astrophotgrapher Martin Pugh. That coloring was stunningly red during that eclipse, and Mr. Pugh's image captures it beautifully. It was showcased on the August 30th edition of Astronomy Picture of the Day.
8 comments:
what is the big deal? So what if an object in space turns another color? Does it have any affect on us? Absolutely not! So whatever! Get a Life!
Hey zee... maybe the moon "turning another color" doesnt have a direct affect on your life, but thats only because you are content sitting alone in your room, surrounded by your ignorance, letting out muffled moans as a result of you coming to the realization that you live from day to day, having no impact on the world around you, and that you will always be trapped in your frustrating, narrow, and ultimately lonely and meaningless life.
Hi Zee,
What is the big deal? So what if people find quasi-rare cosmic events worth taking a gander at? Does that have any effect on you? Absolutely not! So whatever! Mind your own business!
See my photos from Central Massachusetts of the February 20 2008 total lunar eclipse here. Taken with a Panasonic DMC-FZ3 camera.
--machiner
I just want to thank you for sharing this amazing photo with all of us. I missed getting any shots of this and am so totally sorry I did now that I am seeing the photos.
Please note that the above photograph is of the August 27, 2008 lunar eclipse, and was taken by astrophotgrapher Martin Pugh.
That coloring was stunningly red during that eclipse, and Mr. Pugh's image captures it beautifully.
Showcased on Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070830.html
hi, interesting to look so far ahead in time to be able to photograph eclipses to be seen 8 months from now, aug 2008....or did i get stuck in a time warp and missing out a couple of them?
amazing as the colour is for me the most impressive was that for the first time i saw the moon as a globe, a ball, other than the usual flat disk!
Anonymous: actually, that's what's called a typo. (There are a couple of them in your comment).
Thanks for pointing it out--I fixed it in the blog entry.
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