{"id":2288,"date":"2019-01-25T11:12:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T18:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2019-09-19T14:13:02","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T21:13:02","slug":"lunar-eclipse-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/lunar-eclipse-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar Eclipse 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2290 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-5-1024x907.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-5-1024x907.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-5-600x532.jpg 600w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-5-768x680.jpg 768w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-5-750x665.jpg 750w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-5-400x354.jpg 400w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-5-430x381.jpg 430w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-5-150x133.jpg 150w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-5-100x89.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">On January 20th, 2019, we enjoyed a total lunar eclipse during a so-called supermoon, meaning the Moon was closer to the Earth and therefor spent more time in the shadow.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">At the distance from the Earth to the Moon, the Earth&#8217;s shadow is approximately 2.6 lunar diameters, or around 9,000 km wide. The photo above has three images taken about an hour apart.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2291 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FotoJet1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FotoJet1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FotoJet1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FotoJet1-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FotoJet1-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FotoJet1-750x750.jpg 750w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FotoJet1-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FotoJet1-430x430.jpg 430w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FotoJet1-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FotoJet1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2289 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-3-1024x907.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-3-1024x907.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-3-600x532.jpg 600w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-3-768x680.jpg 768w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-3-750x665.jpg 750w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-3-400x354.jpg 400w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-3-430x381.jpg 430w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-3-150x133.jpg 150w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01242-Edit-3-100x89.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reviewing my photos of the eclipse, I realized I had captured\u00a0 double eclipse. Technically called an occultation of a star, the Moon passes in front of a magnitude 8.5 star called SAO 97665, just before the deepest part of the eclipse. You can see it in the lower left. One photo every 20 seconds. Best viewed full size.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Eclipsed Moon Eclipsing a Star\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/troyandnaomi\/32998531418\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7881\/32998531418_20c6d5e38e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Eclipsed Moon Eclipsing a Star\" width=\"800\" height=\"669\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Moon during the deepest part of the eclipse:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2292 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01396-2-1024x872.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01396-2-1024x872.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01396-2-600x511.jpg 600w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01396-2-768x654.jpg 768w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01396-2-750x639.jpg 750w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01396-2-400x341.jpg 400w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01396-2-430x366.jpg 430w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01396-2-150x128.jpg 150w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01396-2-100x85.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">I like this photo as it shows the Moon just coming out of totality with the bottom right still a deep red, but the upper left being lit with some of the blue light scatter coming through our atmosphere and a thin sliver of direct sunlight on the edge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2297 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01502-2-1024x872.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01502-2-1024x872.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01502-2-600x511.jpg 600w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01502-2-768x654.jpg 768w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01502-2-750x639.jpg 750w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01502-2-400x341.jpg 400w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01502-2-430x366.jpg 430w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01502-2-150x128.jpg 150w, http:\/\/troyjohnstone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20190120-DSC01502-2-100x85.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 20th, 2019, we enjoyed a total lunar eclipse during a so-called supermoon, meaning the Moon was closer to the Earth and therefor spent more time in the shadow. 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