Full Lunar Eclipse Feb 20/21 / Earth picture |
Full Lunar Eclipse Feb 20/21 / Earth picture |
Feb 7 2008, 10:26 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 23-January 08 Member No.: 4025 |
I see we have a full lunar eclipse coming on Feb 20/21 (depending where you live).
I know that even during a full eclipse the Moon is still visible with a coppery hue, due to the refraction of light around the Earth. Now that we have a bunch of probes in orbit of the Moon, is there any plan / is it possible to take an image of the Earth from the Moon during totality? (or has this already been done?) I would think that a picture of the Earth surrounded by a red ring would be amazing! |
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Feb 22 2008, 09:37 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 276 Joined: 11-December 07 From: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Member No.: 3978 |
Curse the tropical climate
The eclipse was scheduled to take place at 4am here in Dar es Salaam. There was not a single cloud in the sky at midnight so you can imagine my dismay and frustration when a cloud cover developed and did not let up till sunrise! By then the moon had set...great pictures Ant. how I wish I could have seen it myself. -------------------- |
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