Total Lunar Eclipse
Introduction
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Total Lunar Eclipse
Image: © David P Howard Taken: 28 Sep 2015
The total lunar eclipse of 28/09/15 coincided with the moon being at perigee (closest distance from the earth), when it appears about 14% larger in diameter than a moon in apogee (farthest distance from the earth). This resulted in a large "supermoon". The red colouration was due to light being scattered by the earth's atmosphere and then illuminating the moon indirectly. The start of the partial eclipse was 2.07 BST The start of the total eclipse was 3.11 BST Maximum eclipse was 3.47 BST The end of the total eclipse was 4.23 BST The end of the partial eclipse was 5.27 BST This image was taken at 3.23 BST Canon 6D with Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, 1 second f7.1 ISO4000
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Image Location
Latitude
52.186009
Longitude
-1.603129