Eclipse Pictures!
Photo Credit: Sjoerd Witteveen
You didn't need a telescope to see last week's lunar eclipse. Photographer Sjoerd Witteveen took this series of pictures showing the progression of the eclipse over the evening and these images are similar to what you could see with the naked eye. My favourite part is seeing the early stages when the moon appears to have a bite taken out of it. As things progress and the moon enters the full shadow of the earth, you see an orangey red hue cast upon the lunar surface. The colour is due to refracted sunlight bending around the edges of the earth and reaching the moon. Just imagine, that's all the sunsets and sunrises on earth at that moment painting our Luna in a beautiful light!
This weekend from Friday February 29th to Sunday March 2nd, I'll be at the Markham Spring Home Show . If you would like to learn more about astronomy I'll be at the Starlight Learning booth. In addition, I'll be making a presentation on "Backyard Astronomy" during two public lectures at the Home Show stage at 6:45 PM Friday and 5:45 PM Saturday.
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Posted by: Tony Shapps | May 01, 2008 at 12:28 PM