Total Lunar Eclipses
We are fortunate in Western North Carolina to have releatively dark skies with less light pollution than much of the world. So when when Earth’s orbit takes it between the sun and the moon, many of our club members take advantage of our clear skies, and you can see the results of our evenings under the red moon here. Some of these images were shot using telescopes, some with just cameras, but we think you’ll agree, all are beautiful.
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Nearly full Lunar Eclipse through wispy clouds, the night of August 27, 2026. Photo by club member Alan Davis.

Single 5 second exposure of the total lunar eclipse from an iPhone 13 and 5” Maksutov Cassegrain, using the iPhone’s editing software. The bluish color in this image is a natural phenomenon from the Earth’s atmosphere. Photo by club member Shawn Keene.

Total lunar eclipse from an Askar FRA300 with an ASI2600MC, no filter, on an AM5, using Autostakkert 3, Pixinsight, and Photoshop. Photo by club member Rob Calfee.

Stars are visible during the total lunar eclipse in this HDR stack of two exposures at 3 and 5 seconds from Affinity Pro. Stellarvue 102mm @f7 Fujifilm XT-4 ISO 400. Photo by club member Mark Miller.

Composite photo of the total lunar eclipse from a timelapse sequence taken with a Seestar S50. Photo by club member Vince Castello.













