Date: 27 – 28
October 2004
Time: 02:00 – 04:25Place: Back Yard Observatory, Westdene, Bloemfontein
Equipment: Canon 10; ISO
400 - 1600; Exposure: 1/250 – ¼ sec;
Camera attached to Celestron 11GPS telescope; Focal length: 2800mm. Only first
half of eclipse was visible. Neighbours roof and sun interfered with last part.
Technique: Shutter release used to prevent movement. Telescope
was in Lunar tracking mode.
Image Processing: Photoshop
Photographer: Hannes Pieterse
On Wednesday evening, June 15, 2011, the Moon will be in
line with the Earth and the Sun, and the shadow from our planet will
obscure the Moon, turning it a dramatic orangey-red colour.
This beautiful and rare event is inspiring to watch
