August 29, 2007

Bonnie Would be Proud

- 7.54pm
- 8.36pm - you can see the stars to the right if you look close

- 9.25pm - 9.46pm
- 10.41pm

There was a total eclipse of the moon. The technical details are all in Eastern Standard Time. I tried to take a few pictures but mucked it up by allowing to great an exposure so a couple are a bit hazy, but you get the general idea.

5:53 - Penumbral eclipse begins (Moon begins to dim, very slightly, as the Sun begins to shine through our Earth's atmosphere)
6:51 - Partial eclipse begins (curvature of the Earth becomes visible on the Moon)
7:52 - Total eclipse begins
8:37 - Greatest eclipse
9:22 - Total eclipse ends
10:23 - Partial eclipse ends
11:21 - Penumbral eclipse ends (Moon gets bright again)

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