These are pictures I took of the Dec. 21, 2010 lunar eclipse. They were taken with a Fujifilm Finepix digital camera through an 8-inch Skywatcher telescope. You'll notice the moon turns a reddish-orange as it nears totality; this is the result of the sunlight being refracted through the Earth's atmosphere. Enjoy!

1:35 A.M. It's just starting. This and the next two pictures have some glare from the moonlight; it gets better.

1:45 A.M.

2:15 A.M. About halfway there...

2:35 A.M. Little more than three-quarters... I changed my camera angle, in case you noticed the crescent changed position.

2:40 A.M. Almost there; it looks like Mars.

2:45 A.M. So close, another 20 minutes. To the left you can see two stars the camera picked up; I could see plenty.

2:50 A.M. This and the picture after it were taken at the same time with two different shutter speeds.

3:00 A.M. Another 15 or so minutes...

3:15 A.M. Total eclipse.

3:17 A.M. Total eclipse, and the last picture that had any light to develop for a bit.

3:40 A.M. Just starting to come out of the eclipse, and probably the best shot I took all night.

4:00 A.M. And so ends the last lunar eclipse to happen on the winter solstice for the next while!

Thanks for looking!