Lunar eclipse

I was completely unaware that a full lunar eclipse was going to take place on Saturday March 3.

For the past weeks, I have been trying to photograph the moon. I can't wait till the 3rd of March to get my first shot of a full moon. Below are pictures I've taken in February.

A 3/4 moon; Shot at 15:32 GMT Feb 26 2007.

When I stepped out on my balcony on the night of March 3, I was rather surprised. The moon did not look full as it was supposed to be.

A 95% moon; Shot at 19:15 GMT Mar 3 2007.

I was in luck as I checked and it turned out that a full lunar eclipse fell on that night. Thank God for clear skies. I heard there were some other cloudy areas where the eclipse could not be observed at all. Apparently, it seems.

It was a totally different experience for me. All I had was a Canon EF 75-300mm IS USM lens used with a Canon 350D. I think the pictures turned out quite okay, although I think it could have been way better with better lens (L series) and better body (Canon 1D). Here are the rest of the pictures.

Full (umbral) lunar eclipse at 22:44 GMT. One of my favorite shots among the hundreds as stars can be visible around the moon.

Full (umbral) lunar eclipse at 22:53 GMT. Photo cropped to emphasize only on the moon, which appears to be red-orange to the camera.

A collection of all 118 photos shot showing the transitions of the full lunar eclipse on March 3 2007.