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Alaskans treated to lunar eclipse

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Nearly all the way in (ingress). (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
Nearly all the way in (ingress). (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
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Butte astrophotographer Jim Egger took this series of images with his telescope Monday night during the lunar eclipse.

“It was pretty neat,” Egger said. “Half the world was able to see it.”

And he said Alaska had good seats to the show — a clear night and a good position on the globe to watch as the moon moved into the Earth’s penumbral shadow.

This type of eclipse happens when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned nearly exactly and the moon passes behind the Earth and through its shadow, according to the NASA website.

“Unlike solar eclipses which can last for only a maximum of about seven minutes, the umbral (darkest) portion of a lunar eclipse can last for more than an hour,” the website says.

The moon starting into the Earth’s shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
The moon starting into the Earth’s shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
All the way in the darkest part of the shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
All the way in the darkest part of the shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
All the way in the shadow, but using a longer exposure the photo shows a few stars around the moon. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
All the way in the shadow, but using a longer exposure the photo shows a few stars around the moon. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
The moon starting to emerge (egress) from the Earth’s shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
The moon starting to emerge (egress) from the Earth’s shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
Further emergence from the shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
Further emergence from the shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
Moon nearly all the way out of the earth’s shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
Moon nearly all the way out of the earth’s shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
Moon about halfway out of the earth’s shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
Moon about halfway out of the earth’s shadow. (Photo courtesy of Jim Egger)
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