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analog photography: Federal Administrative Court, Leipzig

alex00111111 Photo blog by alex00111111 - September 2, 2026

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analog photography: Federal Administrative Court, Leipzig Camera: Beirette VSN (Kamera-Fabrik Woldemar Beier/VEB Kamerafabrik Freital) Camera lens: Meritar 2,8/45 Film: S/W ORWO NP 20, 135-36 Panchromatic (VEB Filmfabrik Wolfen) expired 11/1992

analoge Fotografie: Bundesverwaltungsgericht Leipzig Kamera: Beirette VSN (Kamera-Fabrik Woldemar Beier/VEB Kamerafabrik Freital) Objektiv: Meritar 2,8/45 Film: S/W ORWO NP 20, 135-36 Panchromatic (VEB Filmfabrik Wolfen) abgelaufen 11/1992

analog photography: Federal Administrative Court, Leipzig

Another eclipse

Instant's Blog by Instant - September 1, 2026

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Did you know that solar eclipses are often followed right away by a lunar eclipse and vice-versa? This is because the eclipse window, the time period with the right conditions for eclipses to happen, lasts longer than the lunar phase. An eclipse happens when the three celestial bodies align, but this doesn't happen every lunar phase because the Moon's orbital plane around the Earth is tilted relative to the Earth's orbital plane around the Sun (called the ecliptic). Two planes intersect each other in a straight line, and where the line points relative to the Sun changes as the Earth …

Almost total lunar eclipse as seen from England, captured on 2026-08-28