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LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT!

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Marian Murdoch
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February 20, 2008, 11:24:35 AM
Are you going to try to photograph it? Here's a nice little guide:
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2007/08/digital-lunar-e.html

Hopefully, the clouds will be gone by then! It's not supposed to be great for those of us on the west coast, but for all of you further east, you should have a great show! It will begin around 7pm MST and reach its peak around 8:30pm.

Good luck! Smiley
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Ginnypenny
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Reply #1 - February 20, 2008, 11:57:42 AM
Ah, I will miss it.  I live in a city surrounded by mountains and so we get this thing called an inversion.  It's where we don't see the sun for weeks.  No stars or moon either.
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Marian Murdoch
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Reply #2 - February 20, 2008, 12:41:25 PM
Quote from: Ginnypenny on February 20, 2008, 11:57:42 AM
Ah, I will miss it.  I live in a city surrounded by mountains and so we get this thing called an inversion.  It's where we don't see the sun for weeks.  No stars or moon either.

Yikes, that's horrible. I love the view of the stars from here, but it's frequently cloudy/rainy. I'm hoping tonight isn't one of those nights. I'd love to take my spotting scope/digicam out!
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Reply #3 - February 20, 2008, 04:40:59 PM
Fun, you will have to share your images with us.  msn.com has an article on their front page about the eclipse and what it will look like in your area.

And yes, I go crazy this time of the year without the sky being visible.  It affects a lot of people.  Doctors sometimes prescribe this UV light thing you can put in your office, it simulates sunlight and tricks your mind.  It's called Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder.  I don't get it bad enough to do anything.
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BobEdens
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Reply #4 - February 20, 2008, 07:47:21 PM
Its 8:45 Eastern, I'm sitting in my driveway. The sky has patchy clouds my 1200mm lens is on the tripod and I'm sitting here waiting for the big show...
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robertwatcher
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Reply #5 - February 20, 2008, 09:37:26 PM
Unfortunately it was a little cloudy down here in Costa Rica - I do not have a tripod - my fastest and longest lens is my Nikkon 18-200VR f5.6.

Nikon D40 - 18-200 @ 200mm - - - - all heavily cropped obviously



Manual Exposure - f8 @ 1/250 second 400ISO


Manual Exposure - f8 @ 1/160 second 400ISO


Manual Exposure - f5.6 @ 1/2 second 400ISO


Manual Exposure - f5.6 @ 1/2 second 400ISO


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robertwatcher
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Reply #6 - February 20, 2008, 11:28:14 PM
Proof that the "SUNNY 16 RULE" applies to the moon as much as it does the earth:



ISO 200 - - - f16 @ 1/200'th second


What a view from my spot on the sidewalk at 11:00PM tonight (12:00PM eastern time) - I just about fell asleep for the night under the Costa Rican skies:


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Marian Murdoch
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Reply #7 - February 20, 2008, 11:41:50 PM
Here's mine from tonight! I missed it when it was totally eclipsed because it was behind the trees:


Digicam setup with 800mm spotting scope
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BobEdens
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Reply #8 - February 21, 2008, 06:09:23 AM
Somebody broke into my camera case and set my white balance to auto...... [shrug]

anyway looking through the viewfinder it never became more than light copper.

2008:02:20 20:25:19 --  1200.0mm -- f/11.0 -- (1/125)sec -- ISO100 


2008:02:20 20:45:18 -- 1200.0mm -- f/11.0 -- (1/80)sec -- ISO100



2008:02:20 21:04:23 -- 1200.0mm -- f/11.0 -- (1/50)sec -- ISO100



2008:02:20 21:10:02 --1200.0mm -- f/11.0 -- (1/50)sec -- ISO100



2008:02:20 21:18:23 -- 1200.0mm -- f/11.0 -- (1/4)sec -- ISO100

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Marian Murdoch
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Reply #9 - February 21, 2008, 10:26:38 AM
Interesting how all our shadows are different. Smiley
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riy_att
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Reply #10 - February 21, 2008, 10:54:35 AM
Just wanted to let you know all these photoa are AMAZING, I didn't know that you could photograph this kind of event.
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robertwatcher
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Reply #11 - February 21, 2008, 02:31:28 PM
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2008:02:20 20:25:19 --  1200.0mm -- f/11.0 -- (1/125)sec -- ISO100 

That's some serious hunk of lens BOB  (is that 1200mm with or without APS conversion?) - - - but a minimum of what was needed to get in nice and close. Unfortunately for me, I was straddled with a measly 200mm (300mm equivalent) - - - but then again, my moto is to never let shortcomings or inadequacies stop me from doing what I want or got to do - - - and even though it ain't ideal, I've got something to show even though I would have loved to have your 1200mm and a tripod to keep things steady. Thanks for all of the extra shots to support the thread.
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BobEdens
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Reply #12 - February 21, 2008, 04:12:23 PM
Quote from: robertwatcher on February 21, 2008, 02:31:28 PM
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2008:02:20 20:25:19 --  1200.0mm -- f/11.0 -- (1/125)sec -- ISO100 

That's some serious hunk of lens BOB  (is that 1200mm with or without APS conversion?)

Its my spotting scope, a Celestron C5 from ebay several years ago. As a lens its rated at 1250 f11 so I guess thats without the APS conversion. [grin]
A new one looks like this



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robertwatcher
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Reply #13 - February 21, 2008, 06:13:26 PM
Unfortunately I do not have any software with me for layering composites, so FTP'd a selection of my files from last night to my 3D animation buddy in Canada so that he could arrange them into a sequence. This was his result:



Here is the full size version of what he made up:

Rob_eclipse_comp_01.jpg


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BobEdens
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Reply #14 - February 21, 2008, 07:44:08 PM
very cool, Robert!!

Do you know what causes that white ring around the moon?

This is one of those rare occasions where we can all take photos of the same thing and discuss it even though we are hundreds of miles apart.

I think Marian is the "sky watcher". Marian, anything else we can all shoot at please let us know.
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