Eclipsed Moon and anticrepuscular rays

on Saturday, June 25, 2011

 

I observed the Total Lunar Eclipse last June 16, 2011 from the Seven Suites Hotel Observatory in Antipolo, Philippines.

As the eclipsed moon was about to set a few minutes after totality, pink visible lines called anticrepuscular rays began to appear above it. Anticrepuscular rays are also are similar to crepuscular rays, but seen opposite the sun in the sky during sunrise or sunset. In this photo, the rays seem to radiate from a point above the eclipsed moon.


Camera used: Nikon 3000D (46 mm, F/8, 1/10 sec. exposure, ISO-200)

 

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