Penumbral lunar eclipse at 11:47 UT maximum photographed in Tucson, Arizona. Shadow on lower left. Two views shown, the left an approximation of the visual penumbra and on the right photographically stretched version to better define the shadow. Photos taken with a Quester Q3.5 telescope mounted on an iOptron mount in lunar tracking mode. Photographs taken with a Nikon D800 camera at ISO 1000. Processing of RAW images with Photoshop with the images shown assembled in Powerpoint. Sky was hazy. Photos by Eliot Herman. Visit him on Flickr.This photo – from James Jacolbia in Quezon City, Philippines, is different from the one above. Left, moon with no eclipse. Right, moon undergoing March 23, 2016, penumbral lunar eclipse. Shadow on right.March 23, 2016 penumbral lunar eclipse from Michael Daugherty in Orange, California. Shadow on right.Penumbral eclipse over Sabah, North Borneo, from our friend Jenney Disimon. Shadow on right.March 23, 2016 penumbral lunar eclipse from Rebecca Ludstrom Photography in New South Wales, Australia. Shadow on upper right.It looks like Ria Fakhriyyah in Jakarta, Indonesia may have caught the penumbral eclipse through thin clouds. Shadow would be on the right. Nice image, Ria!
Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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