Lunar Eclipse: September 27th

We had an attractive lunar eclipse on Sunday evening. The moon rose deeply immersed in Earth's shadow and the red glow of the eclipse grew stronger as the sky got darker. Earth's atmosphere was overall cloudy or not clear, since the eclipsed moon was a dull red rather than bright coppery-red.

Still, a nice treat overall.

Here are three of the pictures I took of the eclipsed moon using a digital camera. The camera's zoom was set to its maximum six power. I used a camera tripod and cable release to keep the camera steady during the exposure.

Now the sad news, Idaho doesn't get to see a total lunar eclipse until 2018.

Shortly after Moonrise

The red light of all of Earth's sunsets is becoming visible.

Darker skies and longer exposures bring out more of the moon's red coloring.