Partial Phase of the Lunar Eclipse 1/2001
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| Date: | 09.01.2001 | Time: | about 21:15 UT | Exposure: | 1/60s |
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| Field of View: | 0.75o x 0.93o | Emulsion: | Kodak Ektachrome 200 | Filter: | none |
| Instrument: | f=1000mm, 1/10 | Place: | Göttingen | Observer: | T. Credner |
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| Date: | 09.01.2001 | Time: | about 21:15 UT | Exposure: | 1/60s |
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| Field of View: | 0.75o x 0.93o | Emulsion: | Kodak Ektachrome 200 | Filter: | none |
| Instrument: | f=1000mm, 1/10 | Place: | Göttingen | Observer: | T. Credner |
The moon emerges from the curved shadow of the earth. One significant difference to a normal phase of a half moon is that the shadows border is quite diffuse at an eclipse. This is due to light diffraction and scattering in earths atmosphere. The terminator of a half moon appears very sharp (see image)!