nathanphoffman
Total Lunar Eclipse
There was a Total Lunar Eclipse this morning! I live on the east coast, so I was only able to see the event at sunrise/moonset. A Total Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Earth passes infront of the Sun and blocks the sunlight from reaching the Moon. This process causes the Moon to be taken over by our shadow, initially becoming dark, but then turning a copper/red. This color change is essentially the result of all of the sunsets on Earth reflecting back from our lunar companion. The first was taken just after 5am, the second was taken around 6am, and the last two were taken between 6:20am-6:50am. (Eastern time)
As the Moon got lower, atmospheric disturbance, fog on my lens, and higher ISOs caused some additional noise, but I feel these four photos still turned out well. My camera settings varied, but I used my 300mm lens for all of them. Contrast, brightness and cropping were done in the GIMP.
Total Lunar Eclipse
There was a Total Lunar Eclipse this morning! I live on the east coast, so I was only able to see the event at sunrise/moonset. A Total Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Earth passes infront of the Sun and blocks the sunlight from reaching the Moon. This process causes the Moon to be taken over by our shadow, initially becoming dark, but then turning a copper/red. This color change is essentially the result of all of the sunsets on Earth reflecting back from our lunar companion. The first was taken just after 5am, the second was taken around 6am, and the last two were taken between 6:20am-6:50am. (Eastern time)
As the Moon got lower, atmospheric disturbance, fog on my lens, and higher ISOs caused some additional noise, but I feel these four photos still turned out well. My camera settings varied, but I used my 300mm lens for all of them. Contrast, brightness and cropping were done in the GIMP.