LUNAR ECLIPSE
1999 Partial Lunar eclipse 1999 28th July Partial Eclipse of the Moon. Mid eclipse at 9:33 pm. 200mm cassegrain telescope, f/9 with ISO 400 slide film, Olympus OM1 camera at prime focus and tracking at sidereal rate. The exposure? - sorry, haven't got a clue! Usually write these details down, but not this time.

ALMOST FULL LUNAR ECLIPSE
Total Lunar Eclipse of 16th July 2000 A twenty-second exposure at prime focus of the Vixen 200mm cassegrain telescope with the Olympus OM1 camera attached using ISO 1000 slide film. This photo taken shortly before mid eclipse, and what a wonderful sight it was. A suspended orange orb surrounded by stars of Sagittarius with the occasional meteor whizzing by, it was a truly memorable night. This particular eclipse was very close to the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow at mid-eclipse. In fact, not since the eclipse of July 1953 did it ever come closer to the centre point.

WAXING CRESCENT MOON

QUARTER MOON.

WAXING GIBBOUS MOON.

FULL MOON.
Waxing Crescent Moon 1/60 Quarter Moon 1/125 Waxing Gibbous Moon 1/250 Full Moon 1/500 All the above photos of the changing phases of the Moon have been taken with the same equipment, i.e. 200mm cassegrain telescope with Olympus camera at the prime focus of f/9 or 1800mm focal length, using ISO 400 slide film. The only thing to change for each photo was the exposure setting to accommodate the different brightness of each phase. The Moon is a spectacular object to observe, especially with a telescope that can reveal mesmerizing sights to the eye. Worthy in itself of a lifetime of study! All images scanned in with a Pacific Image Electronics Primefilm 1800i USB slide scanner and minimal processing in Paint Shop Pro.