Upcoming Full Lunar Eclipse March 3, 2026

[Paul_Breitkreuz]

As a film only photog I do not do any lunar photography beyond a moon as part of a landscape scene.
However, I use the Photographer Ephermeris before every photography outing for sunrise times, positions, angles as well as the same for moon processes.
As a long time user the TPE email provided a link to an in-depth video on the upcoming Full Lunar Eclipse March 3, 2026.
TPE Lunar Video

[Marylynne_Diggs]

Thanks Paul. I’m planning to go to Joshua Tree fur that night. Every time I try to totally plan something (angles and times), I get frustrated and stymied. This should be more predictable this time,
ML

[Paul_Breitkreuz]

Best of luck out there, Marylynne.

[Diane_Miller]

And I captured it! Clear skies looked scarce but a small airport just south of Death Valley looked good so we raced down and camped under the plane. I got a good result and then composited in the accurate star field.

The lunar eclipse

[_49A0469-Edit-5.jpg] For comparison of detail, this is the moon before the eclipse started – the only adjustment to the raw file was a small amount of Texture. My goal was to dig out as much detail as I could at full eclipse, when it is very dim. [_49A0395-Edit] Critique Style Requested: Standard The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. Description After a lot of weather-watching, we flew to Shoshone, CA – a tiny …

The lunar eclipse with accurate stars

[107 _49A0469-stars correct.jpg] Critique Style Requested: Standard The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. Description After going to ludicrous trouble to get a decent shot of the very dim eclipse, I wanted to composite an accurate star field. My “daytime” camera and lens was better for the moon, with 1000 mm and on the tracker, but the astro camera and telescope were necessary to get good stars. With Stellarium I …

[Paul_Breitkreuz]

Diane, I was glad to see and hear all went well. I was not sure if anyone even looked at the link here for the TPE information on the event. I did not get too much into the moon eclipse update but I use the TPE before every outing for my normal filed outings most always for sunrises. However, for the first time in a very long time I’m doing a sunset scene and have already used the TPE for that event coming up.