In the
From the Vault series, I feature an older image which hasn’t been seen on my site before and I talk about the capture and processing and hopefully highlight why this image is special to me.
The feature image in From the Vault this week is the
Total Lunar Eclipse that occurred on the
28th August, 2007. The total lunar eclipse was one of the most accessible astronomical events for a long time - you didn’t need any special equipment and you didn’t need to stay up late or get up very early. The eclipse started just after sunset and the deepest part of totality was at 8:37pm, a convenient time for families and friends to congregate and observe the eclipse.
It was my first Total Lunar Eclipse, and while I knew it was going to be a special event, the scale leading up to it, and the awe I felt while viewing the blood red Moon during Totality really took me by surprise.
The Australian media gave the eclipse a lot of attention and airtime, making it a very popular event across the country.
IceInSpace had an enormous surge in traffic as people searched for information about the eclipse. It was probably one of the most photographed eclipses in recent times, as the proliferation in affordable digital cameras gave almost everyone the chance to record the moon’s parade into and out of the shadow of the Earth.
Please read on to see my images from the Total Lunar Eclipse, and also to read how and why this event was huge for me and for IceInSpace.
From the Vault: Total Lunar Eclipse, 28th August 2007
Thanks for looking.
