Photo of the Lunar Eclipse on 15 June 2011.

Lunar eclipse on 15 June 2011 - click to view larger

The moon is not the easiest thing to photograph, as anyone who has tried well knows. It is very far away, and moves very quickly. We took up the challenge to try to photograph the moon during the lunar eclipse on 15 June. As the shadow of the earth moves over the moon, it darkens the moon, and turns it a red colour, as seen above.

Tech specs: Shot with a 400mm lens with 2x converter on a cropped body (effectively 1280mm).