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Photographer

Konrad Thurmer

E-mail

kthuermer@gmail.com

Location

Livermore, CA

Date

20Dec-21Dec2010

Equipment

Telescope: Celestron 8" CPC800 with focal reducer (1280mm f/6.3) reducer. Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

Description

The picture is a collage of 4 photos, each showing a distinct stage of the recent lunar eclipse. Image 1: Deep partial eclipse. Image 2: Moon entering total eclipse. Image 3: Mid-eclipse 21 Dec 2010 at 0:17 Pacific time. Due to the longer exposure some stars are visible in the background. Image 4: late stage of partial eclipse (after total eclipse).
 

Photographer

Armando Busto And Allen Rodriguez

E-mail

aba@delphi.com.mx

Location

Chiefland, Fl.

Date

December 21, 2010 3:21hrs

Equipment

Telescope Refractor Takahashi TOA 150, Mount Astro Physics 1200, Camera Canon 550D, iso 400 1/8 seg

Description

The total eclipse of the Moon near maximum totality. Deep sepia to red colors.
 

Photographer

Bernard Miller

E-mail

bgmiller011@cox.net

Location

Rancho Hidalgo, New Mexico

Date

December 21, 2010 1:30 am

Equipment

Telescope: TEC-140 Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO

Description

Lunar Eclipse at totality from Rancho Hidalgo, New Mexico on December 21, 2010.
 

Photographer

Jeudy Blanco

E-mail

jeudyx@gmail.com

Location

Cartago, Costa Rica

Date

21/12/2010 between 12:31am and 02:56am

Equipment

Antares reflector telescope 200mm/1000mm and Pentax DSLR, prime focus.

Description

This is a sequence of the eclipse, from the first contact until soon after the end of the totallity. Is in Hi definition to be printed as a poster.
 

Photographer

Jeudy Blanco

E-mail

jeudyx@gmail.com

Location

Cartago, Costa Rica

Date

21/12/2010 between 12:31am and 02:56am

Equipment

Antares reflector telescope, 200/1000mm. Pentax DSLR camera.

Description

Totallity of the lunar eclipse of 12/21/2010, near the maximum at around 2:32 am local time.
 

Photographer

Jeudy Blanco

E-mail

jeudyx@gmail.com

Location

Cartago, Costa Rica

Date

21/12/2010 01:29 am

Equipment

Antares reflector telescope 200/1000mm, Pentax DSLR camera.

Description

Near the totality, the dark part starts to get a redish tone
 

Photographer

Francis X Murphy

E-mail

fxmurphy3@tesd.net

Location

Honey Brook, PA

Date

Dec 21, 2010

Equipment

Nikon D90 Nikon 80-400mm Lens Apogee Multi Purpose Fork Mount

Description

Composite image of the moon during the entire eclipse. Taken every 7 minutes more or less had to deal with clouds during the night. Wanted to display in one photo the progression of the eclipse and also show what the earths shadow cast might look like with the moon as a backdrop.
 

Photographer

Charles R Genovese Jr MD

Location

Madisonville, La

Date

12/21/10 8:36UT

Equipment

SW 120 ED on LXD 75 mount with Cannon XSi. 1.8sec.

Description

I tried multiple processing techniques but could not improve on this single unprocessed shot!
 

Photographer

Alexandre Amorim

E-mail

costeira1@yahoo.com

Location

Florianopolis

Date

2010, Dec 21 at 06:44 UT

Equipment

60mm f/13 refractor (reduced to 30mm f/26), digital camera Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S60.

Description

Clouds interfered the lunar eclipse observation. Penumbra was detected at 06:14:00 UT using 10x50 binoculars. And I detected that contat U1 occured at 06:32:22 UT.
 

Photographer

Bob Gitzen

Location

Concord, California

Date

Approx. 11:30 pm

Equipment

Canon PowerShot A520 Approx. 4 sec. exposure

Description

Two shots: Long exposure for star field, over-exposed Moon removed. Late partial phase moon from shorter exposure inserted.
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