Eclipses | Universe Today

Like I said, you buried me with photos of last week's total lunar eclipse. So here's another batch. Thanks to everyone who went outside and remembered to bring a camera.

If you're a budding (or veteran) astrophotographer, I highly recommend you check out the Bad Astronomy/Universe Today forum. We have a section just for people to post their astrophotos.

This first photograph comes from Joe from Michigan State University with a digital camera and a 4" telescope.
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I asked and you delivered. Here is just a fraction of the eclipse photos Universe Today readers sent in. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Up first, here's a mosaic of six images of the Moon captured by Thomas Jacobs using a 4.5" reflector from Woodstock, Georgia in the US. The photos were captured through a pretty heavy cloud cover.
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How was your view of this week's lunar eclipse? The skies actually opened up here in Vancouver, and we were able to see good portions of the eclipse. The kids were really excited, and got to stay up late watching the eclipse - it was all they were talking about the next day.

So send me your pictures of the eclipse, and I'll run a quick gallery. Email them to me at info@universetoday.com, and I'll try to post them in the next few days.

And to tide you over, here's an image captured by ESA astronomers from Spain.

Post your eclipse stories in the comments below.

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By the end of August, you might be just cooling down from the excitement of the Perseid meteor show, but it's time to gather the friends and family again for another fantastic sky show - a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007. This is going to be one of most popular, visible from 5 continents, including most of North America. Got that, set your calendar right now.
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I don't want to sound like a broken record here, but I wanted to give you all another reminder that there's going to be a total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2007.
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Skywatchers in Eastern North America, Europe, Africa and parts of Asia are about the be treated to one of the most beautiful events in the night sky: a total lunar eclipse. The eclipse gets underway on Saturday, March 3, 2007, and will last about 6 hours from start to finish.
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Well, how did it go? Did you get a chance to see the eclipse from your part of the world? Did you share it with your friends and family, and maybe build a little astronomy enthusiasm in your loved ones? One eye on the sky and one eye on the game? Come to the forum and share your experiences from last night. I'll let you know how my night went. If you got pictures from last night, join the forum and post your photos into the Astrophotography forum and enjoy the "ooohs and ahhhs" from jealous rained out (or geographically challenged) forum members from around the world. Next eclipse is in 2007.

Fraser Cain
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