Don't Miss The Lunar Eclipse This Sunday!

This Sunday the moon will become immersed in the Earth's shadow, resulting in a total lunar eclipse. The lunar eclipse will also feature the "biggest" full moon (in apparent size) of 2015, since the moon will also be at perigee on the very same day ─ its closest point to the Earth.

As long as the skies are clear the eclipse will be visible in our area.

The eclipse will actually begin when the moon enters the faint outer portion, or penumbra, of the Earth's shadow. The penumbra, however, is all but invisible to the eye until the moon becomes deeply immersed in it.  During the partial eclipse, the penumbra should be readily visible as a dusky border to the dark umbral shadow.

The moon will enter Earth’s much darker umbral shadow at  9:07 p.m. on Sept. 27 in the Eastern time zone.  The moon will be free of the umbra by  12:27 a.m. (Sept. 28) Eastern time.  

You'll want to set up at a place that will have an unobstructed view.  At 9:07 PM the moon will be at 105 degrees or East-Southeast.  At 12:27 AM it will be at 156 degrees or South-Southeast.   If you have a clear view from East to South you should not have a problem.


Here's a couple websites with a ton of information on photographing a lunar eclipse -
http://www.mreclipse.com/LEphoto/LEphoto.html
https://iso.500px.com/planning-a-lunar-eclipse-shoot-a-step-by-step-guide/

Make your plans to get out there Sunday night and "Shoot The Moon".