his composite shows the progression of a recent total lunar eclipse as Earth’s shadow slowly moved across the full Moon. Beginning at left, the Moon enters the dark inner shadow of Earth (the umbra), gradually dimming until totality occurs near the center of the sequence, when the Moon glows a deep copper-red. The curved edge of Earth’s shadow reveals the round shape of our planet, a fact that helped early astronomers understand that Earth is spherical.

Total lunar eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align with Earth positioned directly between the Sun and the full Moon. Even during totality the Moon does not disappear; instead it turns red because sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere is filtered and bent into the shadow, allowing mostly red wavelengths to reach the lunar surface. The recent eclipse was visible across much of the Americas and lasted several hours from beginning to end, offering skywatchers a slow and dramatic celestial event.

This striking image captures the Moon during the September 7th lunar eclipse as seen from Mohali, Punjab, India. The Earth’s shadow paints the lunar surface in deep red hues, a result of sunlight scattering through Earth’s atmosphere and refracting into the umbra. At the same time, the brilliant glare of the uneclipsed portion creates a dramatic contrast, emphasizing the geometry of the event.

Lunar eclipses are visible to anyone on the night side of Earth when they occur, making them one of the most accessible celestial spectacles. Unlike solar eclipses, they can be safely viewed with the naked eye, connecting observers across continents under the same reddish glow of Earth’s shadow.

Image Description and Details : Moon Eclipse Secuence
Taken with Meade Lx200 EMC 12" f/6.3 and Canon T3i
Each moon are a composition of 2 images.
By RoberSoul & Gobierno del Estado de San Luis Potosi

Copyright: RoberSoul & Gobierno del Estado de San Luis Potosi

Image Description and Details :

Celestron C5+Canon 60DExposure time: 2 secondsIso: 800F: 10Focal Lenght: 1250 mm.Process: Lightroom + PixinsightGuillermo Cervantes MosquedaObservatorio Astronómico AltaïrPoncitlán Jalisco México

Copyright: Guillermo Cervantes Mosqueda

Image Description and Details :

All of the data acquired to produce this image was shot during the Lunar eclipse's totality. The image was shot on the east coastline of New Zealand (Bortle 2) on the 26th of May 2021. This eclipse was special, not only because it occurred during a supermoon, but also because of its positioning in the night sky. Gear includes: Nikon Z6 and Rokinon 135mm F2, mounted on an iOptron Skyguider Pro. Exposure settings: Rho Ophiuchi - 16 x 30s, ISO 1600, F2.8. Lunar Surface: 1/5th of a second, ISO 1600, F2.8.

Copyright: Tom Rae

The moon passes west to east through the earth's southern penumbral shadow. A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 5 June 2020. It was the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020.

Image Description and Details :

Location Tabarca Island, Spain.
Composition of 4 photos for moon sequence.
made 6 km away from the island.
Camera réflex canon 5D MKIV, Sigma 150-600mm

Copyright Information: Jordi Coy

This is a sequence of the lunar eclipse 2019.

Santiago de Chile.

Reading from left to right, you can see how the Earth's shadow cone covers the lunar surface, until it is completely submerged in a reddish copper color. This particular color of lunar eclipses is due to the shadow cast by the sun on the earth, generating a scattering effect of the light refracted by its atmosphere.

Canon T6i
Telescope: Explore Scientific Triplet Aprochromatic Refractor ED 102 mm
Mount: IOptron iEQ 30 Pro
f/7
714 mm focal length
Multiple exposures: 1, 4 and 8 seconds
ISO 200 - 400
Software:
PIPP for align and Registax for stacking best frames.
Photoshop for sequence.

Copyright: Luis Rojas M.