This total eclipse was clouded out from most of the UK and I did not see it. Pictures therefore come courtesy of Josh Feyen, who saw it from Argentina.
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Click the picture or here for Josh's report. For a northern hemisphere observer these pictures show an unusual perspective - with the Moon moving into the northern sky towards local midnight its easterly progress through the Earth's shadow is from top left to lower right. A European, North American or Asian viewer would normally expect to see the Moon move from right to left, as in this eclipse a year earlier. Canon Powershot S1, 10x optical plus 3.2x digital zoom. Tripod mounted but no additional optical equipment. Pictures reduced to 33% of original. |
Picture added on 22 Dec 2004
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