Lunar Eclipse seen from Greenland
A lunar eclipse occur when the moon passes through earth’s shadow. and the earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon. This can only happen at full moon and can only be seen from the night side of the earth. About 35% of all eclipses are total lunar eclipses, the rest are partial or penumbral eclipses.
During a total lunar eclipse, the moon takes on a range of colors from dark drown to deep red, because of the refracting and filtering effect of earth’s atmosphere.
This is a difficult task for a camera to capture. The human eye is excellent in viewing high contrast objects in details. With a camera some part of the moon tends to be overexposed without detail and some part underexposed like a shadow. Only at the total eclipse you get a satisfactory result on a camera. Hopefully camera technology evolution will solve this problem in the future.
So the best way of viewing a lunar eclipse is through a standard pair of binoculars or with your own eyes directly. Unlike a solar eclipse, a total lunar eclipse is safe to watch without protective filters.
Comet McNaught
The comet McNaught was seen clearly over the skies of Nuuk.
Aurora Borealis
See the spectacular northern light over Nuuk city.
Photos by: Lars Christiansen
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