Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse 2026-03-03

Описание: We recorded the blood moon lunar eclipse on 3 March 2026. We used a GoPro Hero 8 with its Night Lapse feature, which exposes for 30 seconds and then repeats until stopped (or the battery runs out). It ran from about 1:30 AM until about 4:30 AM. While recording, Rick also took still images with a Canon camera and a 300 mm zoom lens, set on a tripod. Bob took still images with his Canon camera with a 400 mm zoom lens, set on a tripod. In this video, we show the original nightlapse and repeat it at half speed. We also provide examples of some of the better still images we captured. Here is the list of still images and their metadata:

Rick's photos
IMG_3453 - 1:27 AM, ISO 1600, f16, 1/180 sec, 300 mm
IMG_3459 - 1:51 AM, ISO 1600, f16, 1/180 sec, 300 mm
IMG_3467 - 2:04 AM, ISO 1600, f16, 1/750 sec, 300 mm
IMG_3472 - 2:15 AM, ISO 1600, f16, 1/350 sec, 300 mm
IMG_3480 - 2:30 AM, ISO 1600, f16, 1/180 sec, 300 mm
IMG_3483 - 2:33 AM, ISO 1600, f16, 1/180 sec, 300 mm
IMG_3516 - 2:59 AM, ISO 1600, f16, 8 sec, 300 mm
IMG_3555 - 3:43 AM, ISO 1600, f19, 20 sec, 300 mm
IMG_3571 - 4:03 AM, ISO 1600, f19, 10 sec, 300 mm
IMG_3583 - 4:13 AM, ISO 1600, f19, 3 sec, 300 mm
IMG_3594 - 4:18 AM, ISO 1600, f19, 3 sec, 290 mm
IMG_3618 - 4:33 AM, ISO 1600, f19, 1/90 sec, 290 mm

Bob's photos
IMG_7182 - moon before eclipse, 12:53 AM, ISO 200, f/19,1/1000 sec, 390 mm
IMG_7194 - moon starting to be eclipsed, 2:11 AM, ISO 200, f/22, 1/750 sec, 400 mm
IMG_7206 - moon half eclipsed, 2:26 AM, ISO 200, f/22, 1/180 sec, 400 mm
IMG_7346 - blood moon, 3:23 AM, ISO 3200, f/16, 1/4 sec, 400 mm
IMG_7362 - blood moon, 3:30 AM, ISO 3200, f/16, 1/4 sec, 400 mm
IMG_7387 - moon coming out of eclipse, 4:17 AM, ISO 3200, f/16, 1/4 sec, 400 mm
IMG_7397 - moon coming out of eclipse, 4:22 AM, ISO 3200, f/16, 1/4 sec, 400 mm
IMG_7407 - moon further out of eclipse, 4:27 AM, ISO 3200, f/16, 1/4 sec, 400 mm

During the darkest part of the eclipse, we were still able to see the moon's face by exposing the camera sensor for much longer. Some believers in the flat Earth notion try to claim that it's not the Earth's shadow that causes the eclipse, but some never-seen object floating in space that blocks the moon's light, but nothing else. The fact that we can still see the face of the moon in a long exposure proves that idea to be ridiculous. It's clearly Earth's shadow causing the eclipse and Earth's atmosphere causing the "blood moon" effect.

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