total lunar eclipse 2007mar03

    Caption: A series of images of the Moon taken aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) shows the Moon during the 2007 Mar03 total lunar eclipse.

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    In the first and last image of the sequence, the Moon is probably in a penumbral lunar eclipse or partial partial penumbral lunar eclipse.

    So we see the sequence penumbral lunar eclipse, partial lunar eclipse, total lunar eclipse, and then the reverse sequence.

    The photographer increased the sensitivity of his camera for the totality and near totality images. If he had kept the camera on high sensitivity, the penumbral lunar eclipse would be glaring and if he had kept the camera on low sensitivity, the total lunar eclipse would be very dark.

    This is a coppery total lunar eclipse. The coppery color is due to refraction of sunlight by the Earth's atmosphere.

    The prominent impact crater with rays (it is a rayed crater) in the south is Crater Tycho.

    Credit/Permission: U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Valcarcel, 2007 / Public domain.
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