Luna Eclipse Australia 2011

Although total Luna eclipses are rather common, it is a little hard

 to see two in one  year unless you are willing to do a little travel.

Fortunately I was in Germany earlier this year during such an event

 and even more  fortunate to see one last weekend in Australia.

This weekend's event was nearly marred by cloud cover,

 though It cleared enough to get the following shots.

These were taken over an hour as we progressed to full eclipse.

It then clouded over, though I was able to get some nice glimpses as

 the moon  moved back out of the shadow of the Earth.

The link to the earlier event in Germany is HERE.

Luna Eclipse from Germany

Its been hard to keep posts going while away on holidays, with this being the only one for this month.

Through the clouds I was able to get a few shots of the recent luna eclipse as it was viewed  in Germany. 

Dubbed as the longest in quite a while (some 2 hours), I was able to get the moon's return as it rose above the horizon.

Within an hour, the moon was back to full

Although shots were hampered by the clouds, the event was spectacular to observe.