Earth Shades Moon
It should be obvious that I’m no professional photographer, but I did snap a few photos of the lunar eclipse, from the northern hemisphere, “Central” time-zone (Midwest America, United States, Iowa). The sun was coming up as I took these. The original jpg files were uploaded, so if you’re really interested, I’m sure you can get more specific data from the photo files.
By Sudhin Thanawala | Associated Press / December 11, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO—Moon watchers in the western U.S., Hawaii and elsewhere across the globe were treated Saturday to a rare celestial phenomenon: a total lunar eclipse.
For 51 minutes starting at 6:06 a.m. PST, the Earth’s shadow completely blocked the moon.
The moon took on a reddish glow, as some indirect sunlight continued to reach it after passing through the Earth’s atmosphere. Since the atmosphere scatters blue light, only red light strikes the moon, giving it a crimson hue.