Did you see this morning’s total lunar eclipse? One local photographer did, and he captured a truly incredible photo of this rare event.Photographer Steve Dinco of Vermont ventured out at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday in 9-degree weather to capture a stunning image of the lunar eclipse overhead in the Champlain Valley. Dinco shared this shot with NBC5, saying it was well worth the experience to wake up early. He said he took the photo just moments before the moon went dark during totality.A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth aligns directly between the sun and the moon, casting Earth’s shadow across the lunar surface. As sunlight passes through Earth’s atmosphere, shorter blue wavelengths scatter, allowing red and orange tones to illuminate the moon — a phenomenon commonly referred to as a “Blood Moon.”Before and after the total lunar eclipse, the moon also goes through a partial eclipse, where Earth’s shadow begins to move across the full moon. It looks like a growing bite is being taken out of the moon. The eclipse is also the last blood moon that will be visible for the next three years.
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. —
Did you see this morning’s total lunar eclipse? One local photographer did, and he captured a truly incredible photo of this rare event.
Photographer Steve Dinco of Vermont ventured out at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday in 9-degree weather to capture a stunning image of the lunar eclipse overhead in the Champlain Valley.
Dinco shared this shot with NBC5, saying it was well worth the experience to wake up early. He said he took the photo just moments before the moon went dark during totality.
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth aligns directly between the sun and the moon, casting Earth’s shadow across the lunar surface. As sunlight passes through Earth’s atmosphere, shorter blue wavelengths scatter, allowing red and orange tones to illuminate the moon — a phenomenon commonly referred to as a “Blood Moon.”
Before and after the total lunar eclipse, the moon also goes through a partial eclipse, where Earth’s shadow begins to move across the full moon. It looks like a growing bite is being taken out of the moon.
The eclipse is also the last blood moon that will be visible for the next three years.