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Image caption: Third place in the 2021 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Total lunar eclipse.

Time-lapse images of a total supermoon lunar eclipse that took place on 28 September 2015. The photos show the Moon during the time it moved through the Earth´s umbra: Earth´s umbra touched the Moon´s outer limb at 1.07 a.m. UTC (upper left corner) and left the Moon´s surface at 4.27 a.m. UTC (lower right corner).
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Image credit: Daniel Henrion/IAU OAE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5419369
Related glossary terms: Eclipse , Moon , Total Lunar Eclipse
Categories: Naked Eye Astronomy , Solar System

Image license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons

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Image caption: Terzo posto al concorso di astrofotografia IAU OAE 2021, categoria Eclissi lunare totale.

Immagini time-lapse di un'eclissi lunare totale di superluna avvenuta il 28 settembre 2015. Le foto mostrano la Luna durante il suo passaggio attraverso l'ombra terrestre: l'ombra terrestre ha toccato il lembo esterno della Luna alle ore 1.07 UTC (angolo superiore sinistro) e ha lasciato la superficie lunare alle ore 4.27 UTC (angolo inferiore destro).
Image credit: Daniel Henrion/IAU OAE
Related glossary terms: Eclissi , Eclissi lunare totale , Luna
Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Silvia Casu, Rodolfo Canestrari