Partial Phase
 Total eclipse of the Moon - February 21st 2008
A total eclipse of the Moon occurs when the Moon passes into the shadow cast by the Earth in space, an effect which causes the Moon's disk to dim as seen from Earth.
In this image the Moon hasn't fully entered the shadow and part of it's fully illuminated disk remains visible. On the night this shot was taken, there were many clouds present. The camera has recorded the partially eclipsed Moon through a layer of haze which itself has dimmed the intensity of the fully lit portion of the Moon's surface and added to the feel of the image.

This particular image was taken just before totality on the night of February 21st 2008. It was shot from the garden of Farthings, the home of World famous astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, during a BBC Sky at Night filming session.

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