Total Eclipse of the Moon (26 May 2021)

by rdk_CA

Equipment: QHYCCD QHY5III178 C

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I was lucky with the weather this morning, and was able to view today’s total lunar eclipse. For this image, I tried using my 80 mm refractor (focal length 480 mm) coupled with my QHY 5iii 178C color planetary camera. Under these conditions, the full disc of the moon just barely fits on the camera sensor. The moon was just within the Earth's shadow for this eclipse, so the northern edge of the…