Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse

The total lunar eclipse event that occurred over North America from Sunday, May 15 - Monday, May 16, 2022 was also called a Super Flower Blood Moon. Thankfully, skies were clear and temps moderate (upper 50s) in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa metro area. The penumbral phase of the eclipse began at 8:32 pm, and ended at 1:50 am CDT. The duration of totality was about 90 minutes, with maximum eclipse occurring at 11:11 pm CDT. The above image looks southeast over an old water tower as seen from County Home Road (E34) near the intersection of Highway 13, north of Marion, Iowa, and was captured about 21 minutes before maximum totality. 2.5 second exposure at f/4.5, ISO 160, 34mm focal length.

11:11 pm. At maximum totality. Captured from Alburnett Road in the Bowman Meadows housing development of Marion. The tiny objects above and left, and below and right of the moon are fifth and sixth magnitude stars in the constellation Libra. 1.6 second exposure at f/5.6, ISO 400, 55mm focal length. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.