Total Lunar Eclipse

Guarding Against Destruction of the night sky at
Te Rae Kai Hau Point aka Te Raekaihau Point

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- inspired by the light and dark of the southern sky

The Total Lunar Eclipse from
the Wellington South Coast..
a website by paul moss - August 2007

Star Trek movie set? awesome.

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The Astronomers visited..


Another group set up next door. It is a night shot, around 20secs at ISO 800 to show the stars, and the moon's
sky light, a cyan blue around the lower part of the sky,
much like a sunset.

Jessica Chambers brought rays of light to the party

Ray Ching, son of the photographer, observing the eclipse.

Paul Moss, setting up telescopes, pic by Hoani Fletcher.

Richard Van Praag and Paul Moss.

Paul Moss before eclipse, enjoying the full moon in the clouds.


Diego with awesome lenses.

William Fletcher adjusting telescopes.

Ray Ching in a fantasy..

Full Moon rising - An aircraft flew through the shot!!

Close up of aircraft, interesting lights.

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.. and the moon turned red and dimmed.

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LUNAR ECLIPSE STAR PARTY
- August 28th 2007 all pics copyright to Paul Moss

The full moon rose above the clouds ready for the show

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Eclipse sequence

The full moon prior to eclipse

Early in the eclipse

heading toward totallity

The reddish coppery colour is evident to the eye at this stage, but the camera cant reproduce all of the moon evenly.

Nearing totallity the redding is clear and beautiful

This is only the second time ever that
I have experienced the moon as a rock

Harina, John Robinson, Charcrete

Tope, making movies

Hoani Fletcher keeping warm

Lunar Coronae

Heading back toward normality

Te Rae Kai Hau Point Headland, city lights behind.
Stars of Orion rising above the headland..