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08/28/2007
Lunar Eclipse Over Fire Island, New York
I'm out at the beach and shot these photos around 5 this morning as the moon experienced its second total eclipse of the year.
The earth's shadow began to cover the moon beginning at the top and slowly made its way down at moonset. There was not enough light to capture the moon once it was fully eclipsed, and it was so low to the horizon that there was a bit of haze.
The sun rising at the opposite horizon prevented us from seeing the moon emerge from its eclipse, but that too was beautiful.
Posted 6:45 AM EST by Andy in Fire Island, New York, News, Photography, Space | Permalink
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Awe inspiring! I'm in Sydney catching the luna eclipse right now.
Posted by: Freddy | Aug 28, 2007 6:51:30 AM
Awesome shots, thanks Andy.
Posted by: Rob (lrdarystar) | Aug 28, 2007 6:55:08 AM
it's 4:16 am Pacific time in Seattle right now. the moon is still dark here -- floating above our towers. what a great sight for all of us :)
Posted by: Dan Poffenbarger | Aug 28, 2007 7:19:32 AM
WOW. I am so sad that i missed it. The news last nigth said not to bother watching it unless you are on the west costs because you will not see it. I am in RI and you got to see it in NY!? I guess i should find another news station to watch :) Nice photos!
Posted by: Aden Mott | Aug 28, 2007 9:15:37 AM
Beautiful pictures. I can see how something like that would freak people out before they knew what was really going on. Now we can enjoy something so spectacular for what it is.
Speaking of spectacular. The pre-dawn shore is just stunning.
Posted by: MT | Aug 28, 2007 9:20:38 AM
Thanks for sharing this, Andy. I would've liked to stay up and watch it but work takes precedent.
Posted by: Gary | Aug 28, 2007 9:34:27 AM