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It was an event that hasn't happened in 11 years and won't happen again until 2018. The total lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011 didn't disappoint. Take a look at some of the amazing images taken by astrophotographers from around the world -- well, the "eastern" side of the world anyway, as the eclipse wasn't visible in North and South America. Our lead image is a fantastic mosaic taken by Marko Posavec in Koprivnica, Croatia. We have another image by Posavic below, but you can see more of his images via his Twitter account.
[caption id="attachment_86728" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="A blood red Moon as seen by Leonard E. Mercer in Malta. "]
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The redness of the Moon during the eclipse was perhaps enhanced by the major volcanic eruption in Chile which has polluted the stratosphere with a haze, making the eclipse appear dark red. This image was taken by Leonard Mercer in Malta.
You can see more of his images at his website.
[caption id="attachment_86729" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="The eclipsed Moon over buildings in Pisa, Italy. Credit: @UgoRom"]
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Here's a nice shot of the eclipsed Moon in Pisa, Italy, sent via Twitter from
@UgoRom.
[caption id="attachment_86730" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="ISS flyby with an eclipsed Moon near the horizon in Koprivnica, Croatia. Credit: Marko Posavec"]
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Here's two skywatching events at once: and ISS flyby along with the eclipse, taken by Marko Posavec in Croatia.
[caption id="attachment_86745" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="Lunar eclipse from Germany. Credit: Daniel Fischer"]
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Daniel Fischer from Germany, who writes the
Cosmos4U blog
and
Skyweek German blog
, took this image and said, "against all odds skies cleared and the geometry was better than expected about 10 minutes after totality. This is when this picture was taken, the reddish (outer) umbra still very evident."
You can read his recap of the eclipse here.
[caption id="attachment_86746" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="The June 15, 2011 lunar eclipse from South Australia. Credit: Julie Grise"]
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Julie Grise from Adelaide in South Australia said "It clouded out here for totality – but between the clouds I managed a few images."
Here's a video from Nahum Chazarra, sent via Twitter taken from el Llano de la Perdiz, in Granada, Spain:
[caption id="attachment_86747" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="Lunar eclipse among the clouds in Vientiane, Lao PDR in southeast Asia. Credit: Janet Pontin"]
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[caption id="attachment_86771" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="The red eclipsed Moon over Vientiane, Lao PDR in southeast Asia. Credit: Janet Pontin"]
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The two images above are from Janet Pontin from Vientiane, Lao PDR in southeast Asia, who wrote to say, "We were very pleased that the thick clouds that had been sitting all evening cleared away, mostly, as the eclipse went underway. Complete view was from around 2.30 to 3am our time."
[caption id="attachment_86748" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="Lunar eclipse. Credit: Gadi Eidelheit"]
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Longtime UT reader Gadi Eidelheit from Israel took this image and said, "We had over 600 parents and children at the school where I did the observation." A picture of Gadi and part of the group is below. He said the IAA (Israel Astronomy Association) volunteers operated about 30 observation places, and the eclipse was covered in all major papers, TV networks and news sites."
[caption id="attachment_86749" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="Over 600 gathered to watch the eclipse at a school in Israel. Picture courtesy Gadi Eidelheit"]
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[caption id="attachment_86750" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="A panoramic view of the eclipse near Ankara, Turkey. Credit: M. Rasid Tugral."]
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This beautiful panorama was taken near Ankara, Turkey and sent in by M. Rasid Tugral.
[caption id="attachment_86751" align="aligncenter" width="385" caption="The lunar eclipse over western Switzerland. Credit: Alistair Scott"]
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This image from Switzerland was sent in by Alistair Scott, author of
The Greatest Guide to Photography.
[caption id="attachment_86757" align="aligncenter" width="554" caption="The Moon during the early part of the June 15, 2011 eclipse over Tehran, Iran. Credit: Saeed Amiri and Hadi Emami."]
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[caption id="attachment_86756" align="aligncenter" width="542" caption="A red, eclipsed Moon over Tehran, Iran. Credit: Saeed Amiri and Hadi Emami."]
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The two images above were sent in by Saeed Amiri Hadi Emami in Tehran, Iran, who took them with Canon SX210 camera.
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