Another astronomical event has passed : after a lunar and solar eclipse, a Mercury passage, the Mars opposition, giant solar flares and aurora, 2003 keeps amazing astronomy amateurs with this lunar eclipse. It's really surprising how much light a full moon produces, and how impressive it is to see that light dim during the eclipse. Also impressive are the stars that suddenly pop up in the dimming light of the darkening moon. Star SAO 93170 was also occulted during the eclipse.
I tried a prudent attempt at astrophotography with my digital camera (webcam gives too noisy images). Have a look at the pictures.
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