I'm not usually an astrophotographer, but the little lunar eclipse of April 25 was too nice not to capture. I admit, I underestimated its charm. Only about 1.4% of the moon was eclipsed, the moon sliding just beneath the shadow of the earth as it waxed full. But the little nibble out of its north libm was quite a tasty morsel. Here are a few of my photos taken from Mitzpe Ramon. Which do you like best?
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Seen through our Acacia tree. |
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Around maximum eclipse. Note the notch to the upper left. |
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This is closest to what the eclipse looked like. |
Ira, thanks for taking and posting these marvelous photos! Now I don't feel so bad about having missed the little eclipse.
ReplyDeleteWishing you Shabbat shalom from Harei Yerushalaim.