Moon eclipse of July 27: the most beautiful images

Friday, July 27, half of the planet attended the longest total eclipse of the Moon of the century . A show that many are not ready to forget. It was wonderful. And what is more, March in conjunction, joined the party. It was the same day as his opposition and a handful of days before it reached its smallest distance with the Structure of the globe … "data-image =" https: //fr.cdn.v5.futura -sciences.com/buildsv6/images/midioriginal/8/4/e/84ff7edce5_123534_terre-apollo8.jpg "data-url =" / planet / definitions / structure-earth-earth-4725 / "data-more =" Read more "> Earth since 2003, July 31. The brilliance of the Red Planet will remain very strong for several days.

In Central Asia, in Iran, in the Arabian Peninsula, in Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, the eclipse was visible from beginning to end.Some took the time to follow the entire sequence of the totality, almost 103 minutes, to the eye ​​ bad and / or in an instrument In metropolitan France, where unfortunately weather was not everywhere in good shape, a little more than half of the phenomenon was visible.The A moon with a "L" tiny es t The satellite of a planet For example Phobos and Deimos are the two moons of the planet Mars
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The Moon with a capital "L" is the only natural satellite of the Earth; it probably results from a collision there is 4.4 … "data-image =" https://fr.cdn.v5.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/midioriginal/c/7/8 /c785911d64_50034415_lune-05.jpg "data-more =" / sciences / definitions / universe-moon-2550 / "data-more =" Read more "> Moon had risen from a mood Our satellite had just left half-light and was gradually sinking into the thicker shadow of the Earth.Our satellite changed its face.It was usually pale, it became brick red darken again and again, and sport a dark heart Almost at the climax, here is a list of celestial objects that can be called star (no … "data-image =" https: //fr.cdn .v5.futura-sciences.com / buildsv6 / images / midioriginal / 6 / c / c / 6cc6562b02_127395_astre-c-esa-hubble-nasa.jpg "data-url =" / sciences / definitions / etoile-astre-851 / " data-more = "Read More"> star was near the center of the Earth's shadow. irci, you'd think it was going to dissolve in the night. The moon was no more than a ghost, the shadow of itself. The white light
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Then, moving away from the darkness, it changed again from color until becoming veiled with turquoise and purplish shades The sun crossing the Earth's ozone layer was projected onto the moon's disk. The red tones, on the other hand, testified to the composition of the atmosphere and its content in aerosols The formation of clouds
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Find below our selection of photographs of the total eclipse of the captured July 27th Moon.

Eclipse of the Moon, Mars and Aurora in The Southern Night

This is one of the most popular and shared photos, it's like a sci-fi movie, a human base set in a new world that our species has colonized. This, but on Earth … The photo was taken on Earth, near the South Pole. At the heart of the southern night, Mars and the Moon have also displayed together in the company of a dawn for the delight of the few inhabitants of this region at the end of the world.

A Blood Red Moon over the Alps

Adrien Mauduit great hunter of starry nights, did not miss the lunar eclipse . From the top of the Swiss Alps, the photographer has been watching for the rising of the bloody moon. This gives superb shots and also a magical timelapse of the phenomenon to be discovered here

The eclipse of Moon seen from space

Let's take a little more height. This time, we discover the total lunar eclipse of space, about 400 kilometers above the earth's surface. From the Space Station where he currently resides, Alexander Gerst has captured this beautiful moment when the Moon begins to emerge from the shadow of the Earth. Gradually our satellite resumes its brilliance, some 400,000 kilometers from Earth and the astronaut …

A moon of blood

The eclipse of Moon photographed in the sky of Luxembourg. Our satellite shifts from brick red to sepia with bluish tints.

Two red lighthouses at night

Two glowing dots in the sky of Iran. On the night of July 27 to 28, the redest star was not Mars but the Moon. The latter was about 400,000 kilometers while Mars at almost 57.6 million kilometers.

Mars and the Moon over an ancient city

The lunar eclipse and Mars over the ruins of Laodicea of ​​Lycos, ancient capital of Phrygia

Portrait of the Moon veiled by the shadow of the Earth

The Moon comes out of the shadow of her great companion the Earth. A rocky ball that is not flat as demonstrated each time eclipses of the Moon.

On the road of the stars

Superb composition: the Moon and Mars over a caravanserai near Tehran in Iran . The two stars shine brightly near the path of stars of the Milky Way.

In photos, the lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018

Article of Xavier Demeersman published on February 1, 2018

Relive the spectacular total lunar eclipse of January 31 in 10 photos and videos.

Yesterday, January 31, during that the Europeans were having lunch and until the middle of the afternoon (from 11:48 to 15:12 UT), it was the night on the antipodes and the Full Moon was veiled. Thus, the clear night darkened and our usual wormy satellite became red and even stained with darkness. For a few hours, the Moon hid from the Sun behind the Earth, sinking into the shadows and then the shadow of our Planet. Its blood color results from the rays of the Sun that cross the Earth's atmosphere and are refracted on it. A coloration that can vary according to the degree of concentration of dust, pollution and other aerosols over the regions that are then on the plants or trees, such as acacia, can guide their … " image = "https://www.cdn.v5.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/midioriginal/b/b/2/bb2b61e143_50037946_div-limbe-afl-ldorg.jpg" data-url = "/ planet / definitions / botanique-limbe-11349 / "data-more =" Read more "> limbe .

This superb total eclipse of the Moon could be admired in the area of visibility centered on the vast Pacific Ocean, from the eastern half of Asia and Siberia to a western fringe of North America in China, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and all of Oceania … Tahiti and New Caledonia were very well placed to take full advantage of the event (the whole took about 76 minutes)

Here is our selection of the most beautiful photos of this celestial event

The Moon eclipse seen from Texas

Most Americans could not follow the total lunar eclipse from end to end but have everything from even to see it darken and scorch – especially to the west – until it disappears before it disappears below the horizon. The Earth is well round as shown by its shadow projected on the Moon.

A Bloody Moon above the Devil's Tower

A Full Moon turned red over the Devil's Tower in Wyoming. Earlier in the night, the snow has sprinkled the landscape.

A red moon planted above Boston

In this photo, Boston seems crushed under the frost actually is not due to the moon. But the fact that this star is visible at night indicates that the sky is clear …. "data-url =" / sciences / definitions / universe-moon-red-980 / "data-more =" Read more " > Red moon In the eastern United States, part of the show was visible but only at the end of the night.

The Moon eclipse from Japan

An image which summarizes the sequence of the total eclipse of the Moon of January 31. Photos taken in Japan, well located to enjoy the show from beginning to end.

Full Moon Blood between shadow and light

The Moon s' sinks into the darkness of the Earth, singed, but here, it still has one foot in full sunlight, outside the shadow.It is quite problematic for photographers who want to grasp the phenomenon Celestial.

The Moon Disappears behind the Mountains of Arizona

As the Moon Crossed the Earth's Shadow, in Arizona it was Getting Ready to lie behind the Chiricahua Mountains in southern Arizona

The Lunar eclipse in accelerated (video)

If you could not see the total lunar eclipse of January 31, revive- the accelerated!

The Full Moon poses beside the Statue of Liberty

The Full Moon sketched in the early morning in New York, behind the Statue of Liberty.

Full Moon of Wolves and Blood

] A " blue superlune of blood "? Superlune not quite. Blue, not at all (the term refers to the second Full Moon in the same month). On the other hand, "moon of blood" yes, because of course of the eclipse. Otherwise, January's Full Moon is also known as the Full Moon of Wolves.

Transit of the International Space Station in Full Moon

The silhouette of the International Space Station (ISS), the only orbital station in service, represents a major step for the … "data-image =" https://www.cdn.v5.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/midioriginal/d/3/4/d34dc1c390_50084100_iss-01.jpg "data -url = "/ sciences / definitions / astronautics-international-space-station-2571 /" data-more = "Read more"> International Space Station which currently houses six astronauts is clearly visible in front of the Full Moon on January 31. Our satellite was then a little less than 359,000 kilometers from the Earth.Not quite a true "superlune" but almost ISS is, she, only 400 kilometers from the surface of the Earth.

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In images, the partial eclipse of the Moon of August 7, 2017

Article by Xavier Demeersman published on August 8, 2017

In pictures, the partial eclipse of the Moon. It was again the 7th of August for the Europeans who could admire the end of the show when the Moon rose. And it was already August 8, for all those who followed it in its entirety, towards the Levant, around the Indian Ocean.

Did you observe the partial lunar eclipse last night ? Yes No ? The weather may have been capricious. Here is a selection of photos of this celestial event that were taken in various parts of the world, at least in areas where the phenomenon was visible.

Thus, those who were in countries bordering the Indian Ocean have they could follow the eclipse in its totality. On the European side, the phenomenon ended when Moon sometimes a little red, rose above the eastern horizon, southeast, facing the setting sun. And the further east, south-east, the longer the sequence. Some were able to admire the full moon veiled and others a piece of its southern half soaking in the round shadow of our planet.

The partial lunar eclipse seen over the Alps [19659007] It is in the Jura that this very beautiful picture was taken, in Gex in the Ain. The author wanted to see the full moon partly eclipsed rise above the Alps. The clouds left him a few minutes to capture the phenomenon. A video 4K (to see here ) allows us to relive these moments as if we were there.

The full moon eclipsed overhang the temple of Poseidon

The Moon the south pole is as if erased, seems to float above the temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Greece. The archaeological site has been exceptionally open to the public to witness the celestial phenomenon. At the same time, behind them and facing the lunar star, the Sun disappeared in the waters of the Mediterranean.

The Moon nibbled in the sky of Germany

In the sky of Munich, Germany, the full Moon is amputated from its south pole by the shadow of the Earth. The conditions were very good to admire this heavenly spectacle.

At the maximum of the partial lunar eclipse

The shadow of the Earth had invaded 25% of the lunar disc when this picture was taken in Hong Kong. It was the peak of the partial lunar eclipse and we were there on August 8th. The photographer says that 10 minutes after this shooting, it was raining.

The partial eclipse of the Moon over the night in the Philippines

Composite image of the partial lunar eclipse that took place between August 7th and 8th. The photos were taken at the Pagasa astronomical observatory in the Philippines

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On the island of Reunion, the moon was also overshadowed by clouds. This does not prevent a beautiful image.

In Dubrovnik, Croatia, the Moon flies over the Adriatic.

The Moon is red when she gets up just when the Eclipse ends

Our friend and collaborator Jean-Baptiste Feldmann, (who you can follow on his blog and whose images of the eclipse of 2010 appear below), eminent photographer of the sky , likes to install a terrestrial panorama.

The eclipse of Moon of December 21, 2010 in photos

Article of Jean-Baptiste Feldmann published on December 25, 2010

The show was good for the photographers who were lucky to have a clear sky on December 21 to witness the pbadage of the Moon in the shadow of the earth.

Many of you have tried to observe the lunar eclipse on December 21 . Unfortunately, as we let you hear that day by offering the first images of the phenomenon, the observers located in the Hexagon have not seen much. As the eclipse unfolded at dawn on the western horizon, the sky was almost everywhere cluttered with clouds. Only Normandy and Brittany were entitled to a few thinnings.

So it was the astrophotographers installed on the American continent who could enjoy the show. Back on this eclipse with images collected on the websites offers three types of basic services: … "data-image =" https://www.cdn.v5.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/midioriginal/ 2 / d / 4 / 2d44ed5fbf_50034607_internet-02.jpg "data-more =" / tech / definitions / internet-internet-3983 / "data-more =" Read more "> Internet American Astronomy and on social networks

The most beautiful photos of the lunar eclipse

On December 21, the eclipsed moon winked at the space shuttle Discovery on its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, its launch was postponed in 2011 due to cracks in its outer tank.

From Dublin, a city in the state of Georgia located in the Southeast United States, the astrophotographer J. Westlake made this superb lunar portrait with a camera is said to be, as opposed to badog ics, the representation of data or physical quantities by means of characters – numbers generally – and also systems, devices or processes employing this data-url = "/ tech / definitions / computer-numerical-584 / "data-more =" Read more "> digital and a telescope 28 centimeters in diameter. This eclipse was relatively clear due to the absence of volcanic dust currently suspended in the Earth's atmosphere.

Using a wide-field photo lens at the time of the entire eclipse, Mark A. Brown, a Pennsylvania-based photographer, captured many stars with a long exposure. Only total eclipses can photograph the Full Moon in a field of stars without being blinded by its dazzling clarity.

This scene was photographed from Brazil. Giancarlo Ubaldo Nappi was able to compose an image where terrestrial elements mix with the eclipse due to the low position of the Moon.

In New Zealand, the clouds disrupted Jeremy Taylor's shots, giving a dramatic and dramatic rendering of his images of the Moon eclipse .

Before the full moon begins to illuminate the sky, a spectacle remarkably rendered by the use of a very short focal length of fisheye type to obtain a field close to 180 degrees.

Who said that the astronomy was irreconcilable with the light pollution of the big cities? In the heart of New York, the eclipsed Moon overcomes the Manhattan Bridge that connects this island to the Brooklyn neighborhood by spanning the East River.

Astronomical Enthusiasts Now Looking Forward to the Next New Moon . It will take place on January 4 and if the weather is good we will witness a sunrise eclipsed between 60 and 75% depending on our position on the French territory. We will talk about it again …