TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE NOV 2022

 Location:  Lower West-side Saint John, NB, Canada

Date Time:  November 8, 2022  0530-0630

Weather:  Mostly clear, very windy 25mph gusting winds, making it very cold and difficult to image.  Temps were 7.1C with humidity at 52%.

Equipment:  Meade LX200 telescope with a 32mm eyepiece.  Cellphone attached for imaging.

Attendance:  Myself and many others locally from different locations around Saint John.

Objective:  To view and image the total lunar eclipse that was supposed to start shortly after 5am and continue until after daylight.  Totality was supposed to begin around 620am.

Report:  

• Weather allowed for a major celestial event to be viewed from Saint John.  A first in a long time.
• As reported the first bite out of the Moon happened shortly after 5am.  Spectacular to witness!  The very strong winds didn't let up the whole time.  This made imaging exceedingly difficult.

 

Single shot @ 0546hrs

0556hrs

0603hrs

0617hrs

•  I was surprised in how fast the event took place.  It only took a little over an hour from when the Moon started into Earth's shadow to when it was completely within it.
• No shooting stars or satellites were observed.