Maps News Letter Club Bylaws Club Pictures Misc. However, these pictures may be reproduced for non-commercial usage providing credit is given to the author of each picture. T he Total Lunar Eclipse of 1996 April 3, as expected, was both brighter and more colorful than the previous two total lunar eclipses. For the eastern seaboard, the Moon rose totally eclipsed. Due to cloud cover on the eastern horizon, the lunar spectacle in Gainesville was first visible in early post-umbral phase.
Image is a composite of six frames.
T he Total Lunar Eclipse of 1996 September 26, the second of the year, was visible on the eastern coast in its entirety. The Moon's eccentric passage through Earth's umbral shadow was evident during totality as an intensity gradient of brilliant copper-red tones shifted from east to west across the northern lunar pole. Image is a composite of twenty-four frames. Image is a composite of three frames. T his photographic series depicts the three phases of full moon which appeared on September 26.