Eclipsed Moon and Mars
Taken by Helio C. Vital on July 27, 2018 @
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Camera Used: NIKON COOLPIX P900
Exposure Time: 10/30
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2018:07:27 18:34:15
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At last we could appreciate a nice total lunar eclipse even though the Moon was very low during totality (9 degrees above the horizon only at U3).
I first spotted the Moon some 25 minutes past its rise time. Such delay was due to the fact it was thousand of times dimmer than the usual full Moon when it crossed the horizon.
It was also was many times fainter than Mars when I first glanced it, only 5 degrees above the horizon at 17:48 (UTC-3h). It was certainly a dark eclipse not due
to recent major volcanic eruptions, but because the Moon crossed the center of Earth`s shadow where it is very dark.
What a nice show the totally eclipsed Moon and Mars in opposition (only 7 degrees apart) put on over Saquarema!
Here are some of my photos, taken with a Nikon CoolPix P900 camera using its "Moon Mode".
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