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About this Image |
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This eclipse is a relatively rare central lunar eclipse, in which the center point of Earth's shadow passes across the Moon (visible in Europe).
The last time a lunar eclipse was closer to the center of the earth's shadow was on July 16, 2000.
The next central total lunar eclipse will be on July 27, 2018.
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Optics |
Takahashi FSQ-85 at 450 mm FL |
Mount | Tripod |
Camera | Canon 40D modified in raw mode |
Filters | none |
Date | June 15, 2011 20h00 UT. |
Location | Wildon/Austria |
Sky Conditions | some haze, temperature 18 C |
Exposure | Combination of 18 exposures 1 sec at ISO 1600 for eclipsed Moon with 1 exposure 2 sec at ISO 800 for the foreground. |
Processing | Photoshop CS5 and raw converter |