We observed this from here and that is the coloration we saw. However, it appeared much smaller because of course the moon was about 45 degrees above our horizon. One other problem I have with that photo is the lower left portion of the moon appears to be shadowed. We only saw shadowing at the start of the eclipse. Once the exlipse aproached the extent as shown in the photo, there was no shadowing at all. There may be other reasons that would cause a shadow at that point, but I would have no idea what.

Unfortunately, after investing all that time to watch the exclipse, about 5 seconds after it went total, the clouds moved over it. But it was a good learning experience for my daughter and neighbor kids.

Update: shadowing does not mean the craters in that area.

>AP has this photo that is supposed to be from the lunar eclipse
>http://apnews.excite.com/image/20041027/LUNAR_ECLIPSE.sff_WAET104_20041027235431.html?date=20041028&docid=D860GT3G0
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>I saw that and felt the photo had to be a forgery. I simulated the Seattle night using Starry Night Pro and now I feel even more strongly it's a fake.
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>For the moon to look like it does in the photo, the photo would have to been taken no later than 6:49 PM 10/27/04 Pacific. I don't think the sky in Seattle would be that dark.
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>I don't think the moon would have been that red either.
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>The moon would have been only at an 8 degree altitude at that time so photographing it with the Space Needle would require you to be pretty high up and the needle part of the photo shows the photographer is looking high up.
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>If you did get the two objects in the same camera frame, the lighting of the Space Needle and the moon would be so different that no one photo could get the right exposure.
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>If my suspicions are correct, and AP is willing to pay photographers for shots like this, I just might have to show them the shots I have of the moon with rainbow stripes.
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>Anyway, I was wondering if any of you folks out there are in or near the Seattle area and saw the eclipse and what do you think of this photo?