Comments and anecdotes about the event:
This event took place out at the Lake Afton Public Observatory. When the the Moon started to enter the Umbra part of the Earth's shadow it was too low for the telescope inside the dome to get a fix on it. It was only later during mid eclipse the Moon was in line of site of the telescope above the door opening. There were a few personal telescopes from club members on site to share with the public where they were able to take images of the Moon with their smartphones through the 12" reflector telescope. In the exhibit room they had on display what occurs during a lunar eclipse on a continuous loop video. During the total eclipse the participating club members shared some deep sky objects to the public. One visitor brought along a telescope from the Wichita Library to observe the Moon with. The Wichita Library has 15 telescopes available for patrons to check out like a book. One club member made a comment when the Moon was fully eclipsed in the Earth's shadow and glowing orange, he stated 'That is the best view of Mars I have ever seen'. LOL