The Columbia River - Total eclipse of the moon, Vancouver, Washington

Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later"
"Total elipse of the moon, February 20, 2008, Vancouver, Washington"

On February 20, 2008, the moon passed into the earth's shadow. Views here are taken from Vancouver, Washington.

Click image to enlarge	Before, Total eclipse of the moon, Vancouver, Washington, February 20, 2008. Image shot with Canon S5.
Click image to enlarge	Total eclipse of the moon, Vancouver, Washington, February 20, 2008. Image shot with Sony H5 with 1.6 "doubler".
Click image to enlarge	Closeup, Total eclipse of the moon, Vancouver, Washington, February 20, 2008. Image shot with Sony H5 with 1.6 "doubler".
Click image to enlarge	Saturn, Regulus, and the total eclipse of the moon, Vancouver, Washington, February 20, 2008. Image shot with Sony H5 with 1.6 "doubler".
Click image to enlarge	After, Total eclipse of the moon, Vancouver, Washington, February 20, 2008. Image shot with Sony H5 with 1.6 "doubler".
Click image to enlarge	After, Total eclipse of the moon, Vancouver, Washington, February 20, 2008. Image shot with Canon S5.

From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...

Clark, January 15, 1805, while at Fort Mandan, North Dakota

between 12 & 3 oClock this morning we had a total eclips of the moon, a part of the observations necessary for our purpose in this eclips we got which is at 12h 57m 54s Total Darkness of the moon @ 1 44 00 End of total Darkness of This moon @ 2 39 10 End of the eclips—

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^*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003

Sources:

All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.