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09/01/01 Harborough witnesses the
first lunar eclipse of the millennium
The first Lunar eclipse
of the millennium came in spectacular fashion, reducing the moon to a dark
red ball in the early evening sky. We were however, denied the second stage
of the total eclipse, as increasing low cloud and mist swallowed up the
spectacle.
These pictures were taken of the actual event, shot originally with a digital
camcorder, then transferred to computer with the aid of a digital capture
card.
The first image shows the moon around 6.30pm, just before the event, and
the second at 6.45pm when the earth's shadow started to creep across it's
surface. The last image (bottom right) was taken at totality, 7.50pm, |
Picture © Frank
Bingley 2001
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some idea how red the moon became. |
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