2025-03-14 Lunar Eclipse

2025-03-14 Lunar Eclipse2025-03-14 Lunar Eclipse

This lunar eclipse observation captured the dramatic “blood moon” phase when Earth’s umbral shadow covered the lunar surface. Totality lasted from 2:26am to 3:33am EDT. The night began with cloudy conditions that prevented photography during the initial phases of the eclipse. As the clouds cleared, imaging began during the deep umbral coverage, when the moon displayed its characteristic copper-red coloration caused by sunlight refracting through Earth’s atmosphere.

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Wolf Rayet 134 Ring Nebula in Cygnus

Wolf Rayet 134 Ring Nebula in CygnusWolf Rayet 134 Ring Nebula in Cygnus

This summer I took some extra time to take a second attempt at imaging the Wolf Rayet nebula in Cygnus, one of my favorite Oxygen targets in the summer sky. This blue shell of oxygen is illuminated by a surge of solar radiation and wind from the WR134 variable star. Most of the oxygen in this area of the Milky Way is soft and dispersed, so I am always intrigued when there are more dynamic factors that push these gases around to form interesting arc-like and circular shapes with sharp edges. As a favorite, I’m sure I’ll be revisiting this region many more times to come.

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