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Moon in Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Rising Over Mono Lake

The full moon rises at sunset during the lunar eclipse Friday evening.  In a penumbral lunar eclipse the moon hasn't slipped entirely into the earth's shadow.  If you were standing on the moon there'd still be a bit of the sun showing.  So we don't see the complete shadow of the earth eclipsing the sun's light in this photo, but in this late stage of the eclipse, the sun's light shining on the moon was dimmed as the moon was rising.

This is an image from a time-lapse sequence I shot.  It is a single exposure, not a composite.  Minor adjustments were made in Adobe Lightroom (white balance, contrast, level the horizon).  No Photoshop was used.

#astrophotography   #astronomy   #EasternSierra  

Moon in Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Rising Over Mono Lake
The full moon rises at sunset during the lunar eclipse Friday evening.  In a penumbral lunar eclipse the moon hasn’t slipped entirely into the earth’s shadow.  If you were standing on the moon there’d still be a bit of the sun showing.  So we don’t see the complete shadow of the earth eclipsing the sun’s light in this photo, but in this late stage of the eclipse, the sun’s light shining on the moon was dimmed as the moon was rising.

This is an image from a time-lapse sequence I shot.  It is a single exposure, not a composite.  Minor adjustments were made in Adobe Lightroom (white balance, contrast, level the horizon).  No Photoshop was used.

#astrophotography   #astronomy   #EasternSierra  

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  29. Jeff Sullivan
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    The moon rise at sunset happens once or twice a month +Swee Oh, typically round the day before the full moon, then there's a moon set or two at sunrise (on the opposite horizon) typically around the day after the full moon.  

    It looks like there are partly cloudy skies in the forecast here in the Eastern Sierra for the rest of the week and through the weekend, so we could have perfect sunset weather, possibly even some nice clouds for sunrises as well.  So even though the Fall colors will be a little past prime in most places (except down by Bishop at 4000 feet, where the cottonwood trees should be stunning), there should be some great landscape photography opportunities.  

    We're pretty focused on work at the moment, but let's touch base later in the week.

  34. Jeff Sullivan
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    Good to see you on Saturday +Kurt Harvey, sorry we were so confused trying to remember when you were in town.  Work's crazy for both of us right now (can't wait to get this book out), but hopefully will settle down shortly.  I definitely want to get back to being more out than in by November and December.

  36. Jeff Sullivan
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    I am a little obsessed with the moon +Rodrigo Alvarez.  A moon rise at sunset does seem to add unique qualities to a landscape photo, making it stand out from most other photos taken from similar spots in that month or year.  Given seasonal movement of the moon and changes in compass direction of the moon rise, where your choices of tripod position are limited, a particular alignment of the moon with the landscape at sunset or sunrise may only be available once or twice a year.  Given the annual changes in date of the full moon rise, its  timing relative to sunset, and with daily changes in weather, each moon rise is a little different, so I can even go back again and again for what should be a similar event, but get different results.

    I've been planning my landscape photography workshops around astronomical events, and given results like this, I'm probably going to go even farther in that direction for upcoming workshops.

  40. Jeff Sullivan
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    +GEORGE BEAUFOY With no clouds visible on the Mono Lake Web cam and the moon coming up after sunset, I almost didn't head down to capture this event.  I decided at the last minute, and literally arrived with 5 minutes to set up (I couldn't even call two people I knew were nearby catching the event until afterwards).  

    Then I realized that the moon would be rising during the final stages of a penumbral eclipse.  In this late stage of the eclipse, the sun's light shining on the moon was dimmed as the moon was rising. So in spite of the lack of a black shadow across the face of the moon, at least its light is slightly reduced, and in decent balance with the landscape. That often isn't the case when the moon comes up after sunset, then the moon's brightness is usually too bright and harsh white.  You can see the moon here is in the blue shadow of the earth, but the subtle combination of penumbral eclipse dimming and low atmosphere haze, its brightness works out to be just right.

  42. Jeff Sullivan
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    I couldn't resist its call +GEORGE BEAUFOY… as I nearly passed the deadline to leave and arrive in time, I had to go!  And when I arrived, just as I was getting my camera attached to the tripod and the lens focused and the exposure worked out, there it was, the moon emerging on the horizon.

  46. Royal Luise
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    The Universality in langue du la Manche de Dimanche , sans frontiers I am not almost never in silent  penser , but perhaps avant this paillette du Lune with a nuance bluette over the glauque pink rosée  water , where ,the whole ,se tinte du enchantai   , alors que  mes REME themselves mute pour laisser a place at the contemplation  que  itself est donnée  to become  reconvertie, mais seul en a petit instant , when  se sleeped   speaking with la  sublimation ,que from  silence, ainsi arrived  as débutant avance ,  à  elle  procured  ,  un frémit  ecstatic

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