Timing (Eastern Standard Time)
9:36pm | Full moon starts getting dimmer in general |
10:33pm | First "bite" taken out of bottom left side of moon |
11:41pm | Moon totally blocked for an hour |
11:41:43pm | Large meteor unexpectedly hits moon, causing a bright white flash that we'd never have seen if the moon were not so dark at the time (see videos below) |
12:12am | Darkest blood red color, 10,000 times dimmer than usual, so you can see the stars right next to it |
12:43am | Sliver of moon starts to re-appear |
1:50am | Entire circle of moon visible again |
2:48am | Full moon back to full brightness |
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Why a "super blood wolf moon"?
How rare?
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Pictures (Click any picture to see a larger version)
I'm sure there are tons of pictures of the eclipse on the web by now, but if any of you took any personally and want to send them to me, I'll post them to this collection. Email any pictures or messages to: fred@bristle.com
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Taken by Geoff Wilson, in Massachusetts.
Notice the red color and the fact that you can see tiny bright white stars right next to the edges of the moon on all sides. Usually, the moon would be too bright to let you see those stars. Geoff, what are the short white lines at left, top left, right and bottom right? Stars that moved while you were taking a photo with slow shutter speed? Other stars (further from Earth?) didn't move during that time. And why are all 3 such lines angled in the same direction? Wouldn't 4 random stars have been going different directions? Or based on the rotation of the Earth or accidental motion of the camera? But then, why are the other stars such crisp dots? Also, what is the tiny red dot at bottom right? Specs: 300 mm zoom lens on a micro four thirds camera giving a 35 mm equivalent of 600 mm. Not a telescope. Camera? Shutter speed? --Fred |
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