Eclipse of the Blood Moon (16 May 2022 12:43 am EDT)

"Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air."

A combination of full 'Flower' Moon, supermoon, 'Blood' Moon, and total lunar eclipse, all wrapped into one astronomical wow, as seen over...

Decatur, Georgia, USA.
16 May 2022 (12:43 am EDT)

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▶ "A total lunar eclipse happens when the Moon travels through the Earth's umbra and blocks all direct sunlight from illuminating the Moon's surface. However, some sunlight still reaches the lunar surface indirectly, via the Earth's atmosphere, bathing the Moon in a reddish, yellow, or orange glow [thus colloquially called a 'Blood Moon"].

As the Sun's rays pass through the atmosphere, some colors in the light spectrum—those towards the violet spectrum—are filtered out by a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. This is the same mechanism that causes colorful sunrises and sunsets. Red wavelengths are least affected by this effect, so the light reaching the Moon's surface has a reddish hue, causing the fully eclipsed Moon to take on a red color."
— Time and Date.

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▶ "May’s Flower Moon name should be no surprise; flowers spring forth across North America in abundance this month. The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. 'Flower Moon' has been attributed to Algonquin peoples. "

▶ "May’s full Moon is the first supermoon of the year. A supermoon is most commonly defined as any full Moon that occurs when the Moon is at at least 90% of perigee (the point in the Moon’s orbit where it is closest to Earth). In 2022, there will be four supermoons.
— Old Farmer's Almanac.

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▶ Photographer's notes:

☞ As the moon became redder and eclipsed-er, I found it harder to pull sharp focus on a dark celestial object. And, with a 3.2-second exposure, the stars had begun to be blurred. Compare this shot to an earlier image of the moon, only partially eclipsed and still un-'bloodied': here.
☞ The quote, above, was Tom Snyder's sign-on for his late night talk show, Tomorrow, that aired weeknights from 1973 through 1982.
☞ On 27 July 2022, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's Explore feature.

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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Lens: Lumix G Vario 100-300/F4.0-5.6.
— Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection.
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Taken on: May 16, 2022

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Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkII, f/5.6, 3.2 sec, 300mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M10MarkII
Lens:	LUMIX G VARIO 100-300/F4.0-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	3.2
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 15.0 (Windows)
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