First time viewing a total lunar eclipse with my telescope.
I went to Terry Hills with my two neighbours for a 'blood moon' watching night. The lunar eclipse is a rare event happening twice a year on a full moon. Being able to looking it up close while it was going into the earth's shadow was amazing. However, we only had an azimuth mount which means we had to adjust the telescope as the moon moved by ourselves. I spotted Vesta, the brightest asteroid as well but could not move the telescope to it since I didn't want to lose the moon. A great night for an astronomy beginner!
The moon was shining very bright
My neighbour with the telescope
Total lunar eclipse! It lasted for around 30 minutes
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