GCR I have two xh2s' and one xh2 and used the 16-55 for thousands of images and could not be happier. I too have the F2 23mm and love the combination.

So far, it seems like the eclipse is no different visually in the sky than the normal waxing and waning. But as the Moon drifts deeper into the Shadow, the rest of the Moon re-appears tinted red.

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Full eclipse. 3 / 3.

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The Shadow is winning, the Moon is disappearing. 2 / 3.

No dragons.

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The Moon is just starting the Penumbral Eclipse (the Moon moves through the outer part of Earth's shadow called the penumbra). A little later, the shadow is overtaking the Moon. 1 / 3. 

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