Partial Eclipse of the Moon 2019 (Sony RX10 M4)

Introduction (RX10 M4)

On July 16, 2019, a partial eclipse of the moon could be observed in whole Germany - at least, where it was not cloudy or even did rain. We observed and photographed the lunar eclipse on the Heiligenstein hill and, after midnight, from our terrace in Mühlhausen/Kraichgau (Sky-Watcher Skymax-127 with 32 mm eyepiece and screwed on Sony RX100 M4, as well as Sony RX10 M4 on tripod). The sky was sometimes cloudy in Mühlhausen, which can be seen on some photos. We finished our observations at about 1:30 o'clock (the moon has left the earth's umbra = end of the partial phase, 3rd contact), and were in bed at 2 o'clock...

Here, I present photos that I took with the Sony RX10 M4 (on a tripod).

Data (Germany)

The following data was extracted from the Website mondfinsternis.info = www.mofi2019.de, page Die Mondfinsternis am 16.07.2019 im Rückblick:

The moon enters the Earth's penumbra (1st contact): 20:44 MESZ
Moonrise (50˚N 10˚E): 21:17 MESZ
Sunset (50˚N 10˚E): 21:23 MESZ
Start of visibility: about 21:25 MESZ
The moon enters the Earth's umbra (beginning of the partial phase; 2nd contact): 22:02 MESZ
Maximum eclipse: 23:31 MESZ
The moon has left the earth's umbra (end of the partial phase, 3rd contact): 01.00 MESZ
End of visibility: about 01:39 MESZ
The moon has left the Earth's penumbra (4th contact): 02:18 MESZ
Sunrise (50˚N 10˚E): 05:29 MESZ
Moonset (50˚N 10˚E): 05:45 MESZ

Here in Mühlhausen everything seemed to take place a few minutes later, probably due to the relatively Western location. For the next partial eclipse of the moon, we have to be patient until November 2021! My observations lay between the start and the end of visibility (21:35 to 1:17 o'clock).

Photos

With the Sony RX10 M4, I took about 340 photos, some of which I discarded immediately, and of which I can, of course, only present a small selection here. I exposed manually.

Photo: Sunset on the Heiligenstein hill before I started taking photos

The times are uncorrected camera values. If you click a thumb nail, a larger version (1:1 pixels, 900 x 900 pixels) of the image will appear in a new window. You have to close this new window manually!


July 16, 2019, 09:35 p.m.	09:49 p.m.	09:55 p.m.

10:01 p.m.	10:10 p.m.	10:22 p.m.

10:25 p.m.	10:46 p.m.	10:52 p.m.

11:12 p.m.	11:17 p.m.	11:26 p.m.

11:30 p.m.	11:35 p.m.	11:38 p.m.

11:43 p.m.	11:47 p.m.	July 17, 2019, 00:01 a.m. (zoom issue...)

00:28 a.m.	00:35 a.m.	00:40 a.m.

00:45 a.m.	00:47 a.m.	00:56 a.m.

00:58 a.m.	01:01 a.m.	01:02 a.m.

01:07 a.m.	01:12 a.m.	01:17 a.m.
Partial Eclise of the Moon, July 16-17, 2019 - Sony RX100 M4

Special Photos

Here, I present photos showing clouds or vapor stripes. In addition, there are two photos where I tried to expose to the dark side of the moon in order to also capture the clouds veils, but this was not very successful.


July 16, 2019, 10:05 p.m.	10:09 p.m.	10:34 p.m.

10:46 Uhr	10:57 Uhr	11:01 Uhr

10:25 p.m.	10:46 p.m.	10:52 p.m.

00:36 p.m.	00:36 p.m.	July 17, 2019, 00:39 a.m.

00:47 a.m.	00:49 a.m.	00:49 a.m.

00:50 a.m.	00:51 a.m.	00:52 a.m.

00:53 a.m.	00:56 a.m.	01:27 a.m.

01:27 a.m.	01:28 a.m.	01:28 a.m.
Partial Eclipse of the Moon, July 16-17, 2019 - Sony RX100 M4