Night photos from Mt. Helix Park on January 20, 2019. These photos were taken during the moon passing through Earth’s shadow in the only total lunar eclipse of 2019.
The moon was full and bright earlier in the evening. It was cold and there was an overcast sky. Although I could see moon craters with my naked eye, when I took pictures with my DSLR camera I was not able to get a good focus. Then late Sunday (Jan. 20) the moon started to eclipse from the bottom around 8pm. Although I watched the moon disappear with only a brief trace of light, when the moon eclipsed I did not see the blood red. The next total eclipse won’t happen until 2021, and North Americans will have to wait until 2022 for a blood moon to be visible from their location. The total lunar eclipse occurs while the moon is near it’s closest point to Earth for the month, which some call a “supermoon.” Since January’s full moon is also known as the Wolf Moon, that’s led some to christen the lunar event a Super Blood Wolf Moon. Mt. Helix Park, 4905 Mt Helix Dr, La Mesa, CA 91941
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