Simple astro photography

Photo of Mercury path while it moves across the Sun disk
On May 7, 2003, if the
weather allowed, you
may see the transit
of Mercury across
the Sun disk

Lunar eclipse. Moon is reddish, not deep black.
During Moon eclipse
craters aren't seen.
Why? Dark part of
Moon is not black.
Why?

A part of Sun disk with black shadow of Moon at time of partial Sun eclipse
2005-10-03 there was
a partial sun eclipse in
Moscow. The sky was
clear, so everybody
can see the show