Penumbral Eclipse observed from Chicago

Fellow Astronomers,

I thought I would share my photo of the Lunar eclipse of the 14th of March 2006 with the BAUT crew. It was a cold Chicago evening, but this nice shot came out of it, capturing a small twin engine aircraft transiting the lunar face.


Taken with a modest 4.5" reflector and hand held digital camera.
The full account of the session and more pics can be found here at The Chicago Astronomer:

http://astronomer.proboards23.com/in...ead=1142419933

Respectfully,

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Wow. I'd like to express my true opinion, but the Mods would get me banned for swearing. That is an awesome shot. One of the better ones I've ever seen.

I look forward to your pics from the next total lunar eclipse (2007 I think.....).

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Excellent material. Chicago rocks! Hey, that's my sister's plane coming in from Philadelphia! Well what do you know!

Wonderful shot. Thanks for sharing, and stay warm.

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mit seinen Schatten, die voll Kühlung sind.

Wow- Nice with the plane in it

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