Total Lunar Eclipse - October 27th, 2004

Tonight's full moon will be a special one... marked by a Total Lunar Eclipse visible across 6 continents. By 7:15pm MDT, the Earth's shadow will begin to take a noticeable bite out of the moon. Totality will occur around 8:20pm and continue until 9:45pm MDT. Totality often brings with it deep crimson colors. Let's hope for a few hours of clear skies since the event won't repeat itself until 2007. No special equipment is required. Just head outside and enjoy the show! Checkout Space.com for more details including times in your area.

Checkout MrEclipse.com for the full spectrum of eclipse information... including an Lunar Eclipse Primer... designed to make you an eclipse expert in just one visit. Ok.. you won't be an expert, but you'll have a pretty good understanding of what's going on.

Photographing an eclipse can be a little tricky. Digital camera with their instant feedback allow you to make corrections as needed. The best advice we can give is to:

• use a tripod and a shutter release cable for stability as you'll need substantially longer exposures during totality. 
• checkout our astrophotography exposures guide
• bracket your shots... ie over and under-expose your shots to ensure getting at least some of them right

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Here are a few pics of previous lunar eclipses from a Park City perspective. To view even more, checkout our Lunar Eclipse Pics Page

Here's what the May 2003 event looked like from Park City, Utah.

Here's a shot of the November 2003 eclipse... just moments before totality.