Total Lunar Eclipse January 20, 2000

Posted by Victor C. Rogus
on Tuesday, July 24, 2012

January 20, 2000, I photographed this total lunar eclipse from the shore of Lake Michigan in Algoma Wisconsin.

What I remember most about this event was, that the ambient air temperature was -12 below zero. It was so cold that all my equipment froze except for one camera. And in that camera the film was cracking because of the extreme cold.

One image was made every 10 minutes and the Moon turned a deep red near totality. This is sometimes due to volcanic dust suspended in the atmosphere.

5 inch f9 apochromatic refractor at prime focus.

Comments
To leave a comment you must be a member of our community.
Login to your account now, or register for an account to start participating.
No one has commented yet.
Join our Community!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

ADVERTISEMENT
FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. View our Privacy Policy.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Find us on Facebook