Lunar Eclipse This Wednesday
Monday, February 18th, 2008
A quick note about an upcoming photography opportunity. This Wednesday, February 20th, is a total lunar eclipse and it will be the last one until December 2010! North and South America as well as Europe and Africa will all be able to see most or all of the eclipse. A perfect opportunity to practice photographing the moon and eclipses and capture an image like the one to the right from Jimmy Westlake.
The eclipse will begin at 5:43pm PST (8:43pm EST), reach mid eclipse at 7:26pm PST (10:26pm EST), and end at 9:09pm PST (12:09pm EST). More details about the eclipse can be found at NASA’s total lunar eclipse page. (also check out the photo gallery from the last eclipse in August of 2007).
For further inspiration and tips on how to photograph a lunar eclipse, check out the following sites:
- How to Photograph a Lunar Eclipse from Mr. Eclipse
- Getting the Right Exposure When Photographing the Moon
- NASA’s Total Eclipse of the Moon page for February 20th.
- Bill Kramer’s Photographing the Lunar Eclipse
So get out and shoot!
