How to photograph this weekend's blood Moon total lunar eclipse

[Lori Dee]

How to photograph this weekend's blood Moon total lunar eclipse
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BBC Sky At Night Magazine - Pete Lawrence
Published: September 1, 2025 at 6:16 am

The total lunar eclipse on 7 September 2025 will be visible from the UK as the Moon rises, meaning the Moon will already be eclipsed when it emerges above the horizon.

In fact, totality will have ended about 15 minutes after the Moon pops up above the horizon (as seen from the centre of the UK).

That means, if you want to photograph the 7 September lunar eclipse from the UK, you'll want to catch it as close to the horizon as possible.

Fortunately, with the final partial phase lasting just over an hour, there's a decent window of opportunity to capture something worthwhile.

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[KathyLauren]

A common mistake people make when photographing the Moon (and which cameras with automatic exposure also make!) is to take too long an exposure.  It is a natural urge, since it's night and everything is dark.  But not everything is dark.  The Moon is a rock in very bright sunlight!  So the proper exposure for the un-eclipsed Moon is one that would be appropriate for taking a picture of a boulder at noon on a bright summer day.

Now, during an eclipse, the Moon does go into shadow, so you will have to gradually increase the exposure until maximum.  Then decrease it again until, at the end of the eclipse, you are back to the boulder-at-noon exposure.