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The photographer provides these details: Description: A single 4-hour exposure with a wide-angle lens captures the entire lunar eclipse. As the moon rises into the night sky and passes through the Earth's shadow, its light is dimmed and reddened. I took this photo from my back yard looking over my neighbor's house. Passing thin clouds -- lit by moonlight and city lights -- make the sky appear gray. Date: January 20, 2000 Time: 7:45 P.M. to 11:45 P.M. MST Location: the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona Camera: Olympus OM-1 on fixed tripod Film: Kodak Elite Chrome 100 slide Lens: 24mm at f/16 with polarizing filter Exposure time: 4 hours Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-10E Copyright 2000 Joe Orman Included here with permission. |
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