28 September 2015 total lunar eclipse

[Thunderbolt_]

I'm starting to really struggle taking pictures now...

[lassie23]

In the past people would be watching an event like this in terror. They would be awaiting the end of the world to soon follow.

[Thunderbolt_]

03:11 - totality!

[lfcdude]

Well least it looks a bit red now

 

Added another photo i took a min ago.. Cam phone dont pick the moon out well.. But can see the rednes

Edited September 28, 2015 by lfcdude

[Daniel*]

OMG I can see stars in Greater London!

About a dozen I usually have to go out of London for similar scenes - this lunar eclipse is quite special.

Edited September 28, 2015 by Daniel*

[Thunderbolt_]

We're pretty much at the point of the greatest eclipse now. The opposite happens now...

[Zephyr]

[cheese]

Saw the eclipse about an hour ago but we have very thick fog here now so no blood moon to see. Good pics coming through.

Edited September 28, 2015 by cheese

[Daniel*]

I did expect it to be more of a blood red but I'm not complaining.

This was taken in Dublin credit to whoever took it.

night folks thanks for sharing this special experience together

Edited September 28, 2015 by Daniel*

[Summer of 95]

Impressively dark eclipse here. Just got back from my dark country lane and I reckon it's darker than the 2007 one. Less of a brightening on one end like you often get.

Never seen so many stars at full moon...

[toggerob]

Damn lucky where I am for this, the fog-bank rolled in just 5 minutes into Totality and it was 'biting nails' in terms of how close and fast those clouds came in. Can't complain though as I did get a few good shots with the D3100.

 

[Thunderbolt_]

Can't share my pictures until the end of the eclipse. I now have much greater respect for the people who try and photograph these events because I now realise how difficult it actually is.

Edited September 28, 2015 by Thunderbolt_

[Thunderbolt_]

04:23 - the top left corner of the Moon is starting to brighten now, as totality ends.

[Costa Del Fal]

Yes it really has been difficult to get a clear shot. Really need a tripod for my DSLR. Will get one soon though. Still should have some Ok images though. Played around loss with the exposure/aperture settings etc.

[Weather-history]

Lovely eclipse. It wasn't a "bright" total lunar eclipse

1 or 2 on the Danjon scale?

[Beverley Lass]

Thanks all for the super pics. Good that so many had a lovely view.

I got up but it was hopelessly foggy. 

 

B.

[Gray-Wolf]

Total Fog out here too!!! Shame.

[Summer of 95]

Lovely eclipse. It wasn't a "bright" total lunar eclipse

1 or 2 on the Danjon scale?

Certainly a 2 here, probably approaching 1 at greatest eclipse. The top of the Moon was barely visible, and the brightening at the bottom was more pinkish-red than silver.

A great sight, especially with it being a supernova.

[Methuselah]

It's been cloudy since around midnight!

[Woollymummy]

Oxfordshire - nice and dark, but with a little light at the bottom was curiously better than flat deep red. My daughter said it looked like a massive translucent marble hanging in the sky. Worth being tired for!

[chionomaniac]

I got up just after 4 and managed to get a photo - my image is blurry (as was I) but the blood colours come through great!

 

 

Moon looked great last night prior to eclipse!

 

[William Grimsley]

That was an amazing lunar eclipse! I watched it until the moon was fully eclipsed and then as it turned red I headed off to bed! However, I've only just woken up! LOL

Edited September 28, 2015 by William Grimsley

[Thunderbolt_]

Some photos from last night:

 

 

Here starts the painstaking task of aligning all of these photos and putting them together in a time-lapse. It might take me a while.

[Andy Bown]

Some great photos everyone, thank you for sharing them. We set an alarm for 03.00 and were so glad we did as the blood red colour was awesome to see as well as being eerie due to some low cloud blowing off Salisbury Plain.

[Weather-history]

The next total lunar eclipse where all stages are visible from the UK won't be until....20th December 2029!