This image taken just before the end of totality of the eclipse. Notice the reddish, orange color. This is caused by sunlight passing through our atmosphere and bending just enough to illuminate the moon. But since the light is bent, it comes out a different color. The same color is visible when watching a moonrise close to the horizon.
This was one of the brightest eclipses since the late '70s. It mostly depends on how much dirt and debris from pollution or volcanoes is present in Earth's atmosphere. Withless debris, more light can bend through our atmosphere and hit the moon. During the total eclipse of 1982, there was so much debris that hardly any light passed through and the fully eclipsed moon, vanished from sight in the sky.
The photograph above was taken on 35mm Ektachrome film through a camera attached to my 6" telescope in Burlingame. Exposure time was 15 seconds.
See the two partial eclipse shots: #1, #2
Photo Copyright ©1996 by Paul Mortfield