Super Red Blue Moon Eclipse
by Evelyn Tambour
Title
Super Red Blue Moon Eclipse
Artist
Evelyn Tambour
Medium
Photograph
Description
on january 31 in 2018 australia i had a prime seat for experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime lunar trifecta - an event where three separate lunar conditions come together simultaneously. each of the lunar events have their own life cycle but this year they all happened at the same time – and i am fortunate and grateful to have been able to photograph this wonder from in front of our house!
a super moon occurs at the point when our moon reaches its closest distance to earth during its elliptical orbit, some 25,000km closer than average. as a result, it appears much bigger and about 30 per cent brighter. as for the red part, that happens during a lunar eclipse when the sun, earth and moon align and the moon passes directly through the earth’s shadow. as for the blue, the name is commonly used to describe a second full moon in a month.
astrophysicist dr. stephen hughes from the queensland university of technology said, “maybe we should call this a super true blue blood moon. from my research, the last of these visible in the skies above brisbane would have been back in 1592BC and won’t be visible again from brisbane for more than 400 years.” well – how special is that…
many thanks to nick whigham, news.com.au, from whom i ‘borrowed’ some of the information above
if you are interested in larger prints than 41 x 27 cm, i recommend to consider the image ‘Blueblood Moon edit 2’ by kelvin williamson; kelvin’s image has been taken only half an hour earlier from the same location but with different camera gear and settings. on both our images the contrast levels have been altered so that the stars would appear as clear as they did to the naked eye that night.
many thanks for features in the following groups:
'images that excite you' on 03/12/2018
'first friday gallery' on 03/12/2018
'sunsets, sunrises, night, moon, stars & BW' on 03/12/2018
'art and meditation' on 03/13/2018
'pin me daily' on 03/13/2018
'beauty' on 03/14/2018
'lady photographers and artists' on 03/16/2018
'arts fantastic world' on 03/17/2018
'new FAA uploads' on 03/28/2018
'fine arts professionals' on 04/01/2018
'the niche' on 04/15/2018
'the world we see' on 05/10/2018
'10 plus' on 05/11/2018
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March 12th, 2018
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Flying Z Photography by Zayne Diamond
Beautiful image, Evelyn! With the stars, you've added another dimension that added a wow factor for me. L/F
Judi Dressler
Beautiful and well done, Evelyn! Love that you also show the stars surrounding this beautiful moon! l/f
Luther Fine Art
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