From Full Moonrise to approaching Umbral, Total, and receding Umbral Lunar Eclipse 5.56-10.01 pm.

In the evening on Sunday September 7th, the Full Corn Moon was observed to rise to the east of Mutare at 5.56 pm and then undergo a Total Lunar Eclipse between 6.29 and 10 pm. Unfortunately, thick smoke-haze from the burning of vegetation both local and in neighboring Mozambique colored the Moon red even before the start of the eclipse and then reduced visibility so much that it was almost impossible to see and obtain photographs of the Moon for almost the whole hour of complete totality. However an acceptable record, as shown in the accompanying composite time-lapse mosaic, was obtained from moonrise to the end of the Lunar Eclipse.

Tripod-mounted Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 in manual exposure mode.

Compilation of composite time-lapse mosiac of 48 reduced images taken between moonrise at 5.56 and end of receding umbral phase of eclipse at 10.01 pm.