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“LIMITED TO EVENT MEMBERS (DUES PAYING) OR TRIAL MEMBERS ONLY**”
The second Supermoon in a month will occur on May 26, 2021, which also coincides with a lunar eclipse at 5:45 am. Our location will only see a partial eclipse (you’d have to head way out West to see a total eclipse). We will gather starting at 5:15 am at the Cincinnati overlook in Mt. Adams at the Highland Towers. If you participated in the recent Mt. Adams Photo Walk we ended up at that same location.

Even if the eclipse is not the best it could be you will still obtain a supermoon literally over Downtown, but you’ve go to get up early for it. I will provide coffee and donuts for those that RSVP and confirm they will be there in the comments (so I don’t buy for no-shows).

In the event of bad weather we will not be able to reschedule this event, so stayed tuned for any last minute updates.

RECOMMENDED GEAR:
Bring a wide angle lens to capture downtown and the moon and downtown at the same time. Bring a lens or lenses that will provide a 100-400 mm range if you want to zoom in on the moon itself. A sturdy tripod will be critical as well. If you have a remote release that will be a great time to use one.

PARKING:
This is Mt. Adams and parking will likely be at a premium to find, so arrive early and find the closest spot you can. Consider carpooling using the Comments section below.

WANT TO LEARN MORE?
PhotoPills’s YouTube video on Catching the Eclipse can be found at this link:
https://youtu.be/NgkJAI8B3a8

PhotoPills’ Lunar Eclipses 2021: The Definitive Photography Guide can be downloaded from my Dropbox at this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ji13w1newrqa4zi/Photopills-2021%20Moon-Eclipse-Guide.pdf?dl=0

Position of the Moon Above Cincinnati at Partial Eclipse:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jmfyja3ppi2xfrz/Moon%20Above%20Cincinnati%205-26-21%20at%200545%20am.png?dl=0

COVID CAUTION: those who are fully vaccinated will not require to wear masks while we are outdoors, per CDC guidelines; otherwise wear a mask if close to others.

TPE UPDATE: The Photographer’s Ephemeris has now added lunar eclipse programming to the most current version of the software. FYI.

** For membership information write to Rich Sears at [email protected]

According to NASA, a blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth is positioned directly between the moon and the sun, hiding the moon from sunlight. It’s named for its red glow.

“When this happens, the only light that reaches the moon’s surface is from the edges of the Earth’s atmosphere,” the space agency explains. “The air molecules from Earth’s atmosphere scatter out most of the blue light. The remaining light reflects onto the moon’s surface with a red glow, making the moon appear red in the night sky.”

NASA says the result will be a “ring of light” around the moon.

“Just how red it will look is hard to predict, but dust in the atmosphere can have an effect. (And keep in mind there have been a couple of prominent volcanic eruptions recently),” NASA said.

Not only does May bring a lunar eclipse, but also the year’s best supermoon. A supermoon occurs when the moon appears larger than usual in the night sky because it is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, known as perigee.

May’s full supermoon is known as the “Flower Moon,” and it marks the second of three supermoons this year. It’s appropriately named for the abundance of flowers associated with spring in the Northern Hemisphere.