The partial solar eclipse of 25 Oct 2022 over Cologne-Dellbrück, Germany. Partly cloudy skies provided a natural ND filter for these images. Alas, a complete cloud cover obscured maximum eclipse at 12:07 CEST with a magnitude of 0.33.
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Partial (Annular) Solar Eclipse 10 Jun 2021
Lacking the joys of eclipse chasing, at least a partial solar eclipse at home (annular in North America).
Total Solar Eclipse 2006
For the anniversary of the 2006 total solar eclipse 2006 I re-edited the photographs and compiled a new composite from the totality exposures, see the corresponding gallery page. This was my first sucessfull attempt at photographing a total solar eclipse and that’s where this strange hobby started. In addition a first set of the other images from the Turkey trip are available in the gallery as well.
Zum Jubiläum der 2006er (ok, einen Tag drüber ;-) totalen Sonnenfinsternis habe ich die Bilder neu bearbeitet und ein neues Kompositbild aus verschiedenen Belichtungen während der Totalität erstellt, siehe Seite in der Galerie. Dies war mein erster erfolgreicher Versuch der Sonnenfinsternisfotografie und der Ausgangspunkt für dieses seltsame Hobby. Zusätzlich ist eine erste Teilmenge der Türkei-Reisebilder ebenfalls in der Galerie zu finden.
Ein ausführlicher Artikel zur Sonnenfinsternis am 29. März 2006 findet sich schon länger hier auf der Website.
Eclipsed Supermoon versus Micromoon
As a follow-up to last month’s total lunar eclipse, this image shows the comparison of the apparent moon size at U3 (end of totality) with the previous eclipse of July 2018, both observed in Cologne, Germany.
Left: Total Lunar Eclipses of 27 Jul 2018 at U3 23:13:12 CEST, distance* Cologne-Moon 406 196 km, full moon at apogee, sometimes called “Micromoon”.
Right: Total Lunar Eclipse of 21 Jan 2019 at U3 06:43:24 CET, distance* Cologne-Moon 358 064 km, full moon at perigee, nowadays called “Supermoon”, giving rise to the blatant “Super Wolf Blood Moon” nuisance.
* Distance at meridian passing according to timeanddate.com
More Lunar Eclipse Images
Now to be found in the gallery Photography / Eclipse / Total Lunar Eclipse 2019.
Lunar Eclipse 21 Jan 2019
[Update] WOW, what a pleasant surprise. This image made it as Astronomy Picture of the Day on 22 Jan 2019!
This lunar eclipse trail shows the partially and totally eclipsed Moon over the Unesco World Heritage Cologne Cathedral, Germany, amongst ultra-bright city lights. Normally this isn’t an astronomy hot spot, and it’s hard to make out any stars beyond Mag 2 at this location. But given the geometry of the setting moon and the lunar eclipse I simply had to do this. ;-)
Composite of 68 images for the moon trail from 04h41 until 07h29 CET edited in Lightroom/Photoshop, thereof 3 for the foreground and the dawn sky at 07h29 CET, removing a bicyclist and a pedestrian. Some horizontal stray light from the street lights.
We spent a total of 4 hours at around -7 °C at the Hohenzollern Bridge, but that’s the fate of the astronomically minded.
Time-lapse Video Total Lunar Eclipse 27 Jul 2018
Mond und Mars Spuren über der Schäl Sick
Dieses Bild der Mondfinsternis (Überlagerung von 43 Einzelbildern) hatte es zu etwas Popularität auf Facebook und auch bei Spektrum.de gebracht. ;-)
Mondfinsternis 2018
Roter Mond über der Schäl Sick, totale Mondfinsternis vom 27. Juli 2018 in der Kölner Innenstadt am Rheinufer. Alle Bilder hier in der Galerie.
Great American Eclipse Video
Total Solar Eclipse 21 Aug 2017 – “Great American Eclipse” from Martin Junius on Vimeo.
Combined time-lapse and real-time video of the “Great American Eclipse“, the total solar eclipse on 21 Aug 2017 in Oregon, USA.
Kombiniertes Zeitraffer- und Echtzeitvideo der “Great American Eclipse“, der totalen Sonnenfinsternis am 21. August in Oregon, USA.