Member April 2015 Eclipse Shots
Members, send us one or two of you lunar eclipse photos (max size 720×1280) to
m.dot packer at yahoo dot com and we’ll post here. People shots welcome!
“look for oranges, reds, greys and turquoise“
The source of the turquoise is ozone. During a lunar eclipse, most of the light illuminating the Moon passes through the stratosphere, and is reddened (can look orange) by scattering. However, light passing through the upper stratosphere penetrates the ozone layer, which absorbs red light and actually makes the passing light ray bluer” This can be seen as a turquoise fringe around the red.
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Marilyn Perry, Canon T3i, f/5, 0.6 sec, ISO800, 200mm
Christopher Calubaquib San Jose Nikon D7000, 300mm
Astronomical observer for 20 years and optical engineer. I design non-imaging prism and reflector optics for commercial, medical and high-end retail lighting.