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In Search of Saturn in Earth's Shadow

1:28 AM - Feb. 21, 2008 - Add to the Wildness

We witnessed a lunar eclipse tonight. It was crisp, clear, the stars standing out of the bright sky. There is such a thing as a bright darkness; just combine a full moon with miles upon miles of ice-coated snow.

We watched the earth’s shadow drift across the pale moon. I tried taking some digital photos of it over the course of the evening. None are wonderful, but the event is documented for posterity. We got out the telescope and tried to see Saturn, a golden speck to the left of the shadowed satellite of Earth. I had hoped to see the rings. However, we never did quite get it all sorted out before the brilliant white sliver began crossing back onto the moon’s face. But we did look at some lunar craters.

Click here for a large composite image of the eclipse phases we recorded.

The Daniel Academy has good shots of the moon in shadow during the eclipse.

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We saw this lunar eclipse too! We had a clear night for once (the Northwest isn't always so accommodating!) Really enjoyed your photos - nicely done! The moon was behind some trees so we drove up the street to get a better view. Things like this are always so fascinating to us. My family enjoys studying the night sky.

I haven't visited in awhile. Glad I stopped by tonight!

Kate
callmekate - 2:01 AM - Feb. 21, 2008

We saw this, too!
After Bible study Wednesday night, one of my girls (AnonymousGirl) ran around outside the building with some of her friends, howling at the hiding moon. Kinda made me glad Wednesday night is so sparsely attended.
Stephanie10 - 12:10 PM - Feb. 25, 2008

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