The Total Solar Eclipse
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These two exposures were taken by Pete Lawrence in 2006
at Southern Turkey. Both were taken during the same eclipse.
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The Blue Moon is exactly what I would expect to see if a photo was taken from the International Space Station passing through the umbra of a Total Solar Eclipse
One is a shot of the usual "Black Disc", and the other is a shot of the Moon, a beautiful blue, clearly showing lunar features. I assume the photographer believes that the Blue Moon shot was taken through the black disc, as both feature a perfect eclipse. My theory says that no light can pass through the polarizing filter. I initially thought that the photo was a composite, or fake. I attempted to find out from the photographer but received no reply.