Total Lunar Eclipse

NOTES DATE: Saturday, November 8, 2003 FILM: Fuji Sensia 400 (Color Slide Film) EXPOSURE: ~3 seconds LOCATION: Kalamazoo Nature Center INSTRUMENT: Meade 10" LX200 SCT @ f/6.3 (with Lumicon Giant Easy Guider) PROCESSING: Slide scanned with an Epson Perfection 3200 and touched up and slightly enhanced with Adobe Photoshop 7.  COMMENTS: Believe it or not this photograph was taken during totality.  The Moon just barely crept into the Earth's Umbra on November 8th, but it was close enough to call it a Total Lunar Eclipse.  Notice how spectacular Tycho's crater rays are displayed.  This photo also placed first in the solar system category of the astrophotography contest held at the 2004 NIAG Fest/GreatCon star party (near North Webster, Indiana).