3 March 2007
our observations of the total lunar eclipse, from Cambridge ... (click thumbnails for full size pictures) ... photographed with a Canon EOS 20D (digital SLR) and a Sigma 300mm zoom lens
[We also spent some of the time observing Saturn, which has been occulted by the moon the previous night -- but got no photos ...]
![[first contact]](1233.jpg "[first contact]")
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First contact of the earth's umbra |
![[over half gone]](1254.jpg "[over half gone]")
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Over half the disc now in shadow |
![[close to total]](1269.jpg "[close to total]")
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Close to total, with only a sliver left -- you can see a sea (Mare Crisium) in the top right hand part of the shadow |
![[the last sliver]](1275.jpg "[the last sliver]")
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Going, going ... |
![[totality]](1286.jpg "[totality]")
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Ruddy totality |