Category: Eclipse, Transit, Occultation, and Special Events

Total Lunar Eclipse | 08 September 2025

Totally-eclipsed moon imaged with an 8 inch Celestron SCT and a Pentax KP DSLR, at ISO 6400, 3 seconds exposure time, on 08 September 2025 at the PAGASA Astronomical Observatory in Quezon City, Philippines. An improvised focal reducer was used to shorten the native focal length from 2000 mm to 1140 mm to fit the full disk of the Moon to an APSC-sized sensor. Focal ratio was also reduced from f/10 to f/5.7, resulting in a brighter image with shorter exposure time. Stars were visible with the fully-eclipsed moon.

Totally-eclipsed moon imaged with an 8 inch Celestron SCT and a Pentax KP DSLR, at ISO 6400, 3 seconds exposure time, on 08 September 2025 at the PAGASA Astronomical Observatory in Quezon City, Philippines.

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Time-lapse of the 08 September 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse.
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© Anthony Urbano | Bacoor, Philippines

C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) imaged in January 24, 2023 from Bacoor, Cavite, using a Sky-Watcher 100ED with a DIY focal reducer, ASI 533MC cooled astronomy camera, a UV-IR filter, and a motorized Vixen Grand Polaris mount. I have observed this comet to be at about the same surface brightness and apparent angular size with the M51 galaxy. It is barely detectable visually using a 10 by 50 binoculars or 8 by 50 finder scope.

C/2022 E3 (ZTF), stack of 3 images at 180 sec each

Related Link: Lovejoy C/2014 Q2

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© Anthony Urbano | Bacoor, Philippines

Total Lunar Eclipse | 08 November 2022

Totally-eclipsed moon imaged with a 114 mm f/7.8 reflector and an ASI 533MC astronomy camera on 08 November 2022 in Bacoor City, Philippines. The bright object near the moon is the planet Uranus during its conjunction with the moon coinciding with the total lunar eclipse. The moon and Uranus appear close together in this photo due to a chance alignment of Uranus, the moon, and the Earth. Uranus is much farther behind the moon, by a distance of about 2.7 billion kilometers.

Totally-eclipsed moon with Uranus imaged with a 114 mm f/7.8 reflector and an ASI 533MC astronomy camera on 08 November 2022 in Bacoor City, Philippines. To watch our guided lunar eclipse observation (livestream), click here.

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© Anthony Urbano | Bacoor, Philippines

Total Lunar Eclipse | May 2021

Total Lunar Eclipse imaged with a 4-inch f/9 refractor and a DSLR camera on May 26, 2021 in Bacoor City, Philippines. To watch our guided lunar eclipse observation (livestream), click here.

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Total Lunar Eclipse | January 2018

Total Lunar Eclipse taken with a Sky-Watcher Equinox 100ED and a DSLR camera on January 31, 2018 at the PAGASA Observatory in UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Total Lunar Eclipse January 31 2018

Total Lunar Eclipse on January 31, 2018

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Partial Solar Eclipse | March 2016

Image of the partial solar eclipse on March 9, 2016, taken with a Sky-Watcher Equinox 100ED refractor, a DSLR camera, and a solar filter.

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Lovejoy C/2014 Q2

Comet Lovejoy C2014 Q2 taken with a Sky-Watcher Equinox 100ED and a tracking mount. The comet’s green coma and hint of its tail, are visible in this photo. Comets are difficult to image because they move relative to the stars, producing a trail. Processing software corrects for this drift and stacks the image of the comet without producing a trail.

Comet Lovejoy C2014 Q2

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Total Lunar Eclipse | October 2014

Total Lunar Eclipse as observed from Quezon City, Philippines on October 8, 2014, imaged with a Sky-Watcher Equinox 100 ED and a DSLR camera.

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Total Lunar Eclipse, October 2014

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Jupiter Occultation | August 2012

The moon is also known to eclipse planets, and one such event involving Jupiter happened in August 2012. This event is called the lunar occultation of Jupiter, and is a relatively rare astronomical event. The event was visible throughout the country. I was able to observe and photograph it from Quezon City, Philippines, using a Sky-Watcher Equinox 100ED and a DSLR camera.

Lunar Occultation of Jupiter, August 2012

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Venus Transit | June 2012

A rare astronomical event called the Venus Transit of the Sun occurred in June 2012, visible in the Philippines. The planet Venus, appearing as a small dot, is observed to transit or move across the disk of the Sun, imaged with a Sky-Watcher Equinox 100ED, a DSLR camera, and a Baader ND 5.0 solar filter. Venus and a number of sunspots are visible in the photo.

Venus Transit of 2012

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© Anthony Urbano | Bacoor, Philippines

Total Lunar Eclipse | December 2011

This photo was taken in December 2011, in Antipolo, Philippines, during a total lunar eclipse. The moon appears red during totality and as it dims (in contrast to a bright full moon), the faint stars surrounding the moon becomes visible!

2011 Total Lunar Eclipse | Sky-Watcher 4 in f/9 refractor

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