Total Moon Eclipse March 3-4, 2007

Eclipse details (time is local):

Partial eclipse begin: 22h30
Total eclipse begin: 23h44
Mid-eclipse: 0h21
Total eclipse end: 0h58
Partial eclipse end: 2h12

Total Eclipse of the Moon, March 3-4, 2007
All-sky camera animation of total Lunar eclipse on Mar. 3-4, 2007, obtained at Črni Vrh Observatory from a series of 1 minute exposures with all-sky camera. Animation was composed by Jure Skvarč. Copyright © 2007 by J. Skvarc, Črni Vrh Observatory.
Total Eclipse of the Moon, March 3-4, 2007
Graph of atmospheric extinction (up) and sky brightness in R band (down), measured during the total Moon eclipse Mar. 3-4, 2007 with the All-sky camera. During the totality, the sky was unusually dark for this location, reaching magnitude 20.9/square arc sec in R filter. During the normal moonless nights, the darkest sky readings are around 20.6 - 20.8 magnitude. Darkest readings were confirmed with several measurements obtained with Unihedron sky quality meter yielding values around 21.4 magnitude. Copyright © 2007 by PIKA, Črni Vrh Observatory.
Total Eclipse of the Moon, March 3-4, 2007
Wide field color scene with starry sky and eclipsed Moon in Leo. Image was taken on 2007 Mar. 3 (23h20UT) from a fixed tripod with Peleng 8 mm, f/4 fisheye lens and Canon EOS 20D digital camera. Exposure time was one minute with camera gain set to ISO 800. Copyright © 2007 by H. Mikuž, Črni Vrh Observatory.
Total Eclipse of the Moon, March 3-4, 2007
True color image of total Moon eclipse, obtained on 2007 Mar. 3 (23h30UT) with 20-cm, f/6.3 S-C telescope and Nikon D80 camera. Camera gain set to ISO 800. Copyright © 2007 by T. Fabjan, Kobdilj Observatory.
Total Eclipse of the Moon, March 3-4, 2007
Wide field color scene with partially eclipsed Moon, obtained from Roque de los Muchachos mountain on La Palma. Image was taken on 2007 Mar. 3 (22h28UT) from a fixed tripod with Peleng 8 mm, f/4 fisheye lens and Canon EOS 35D digital camera. Exposure time was 30 seconds with camera gain set to ISO 800. Copyright © 2007 by J. Skvarč.
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