First Total Lunar Eclipse for 2.5 years ... BUT!

03/03/2007 07:36:43 PM · #52

Well, if it means anything, I live in Connecticut, 41N Lat. Every time there is a major CME, its cloudy here!

Originally posted by Greetmir:

... just look at the weather here!

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/03/2007 07:37:34 PM · #53

What I don't understand ... I have never noticed it in series of lunar eclipse posts before ... is how the shadow came in from the bottom and is exiting out on the right as I shoot now ...

That seems weird to me ...

Lee_Mann

Canon EOS-20D

03/03/2007 07:58:05 PM · #54

all i can see is snow here guess it will be another 3 years haha good shots for the rest of you though

Rino63

Canon EOS-50D

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon

03/03/2007 08:07:23 PM · #55

Originally posted by Lee_Mann:

all i can see is snow here guess it will be another 3 years haha good shots for the rest of you though

the same phenomena will be another 20 years.

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon

03/03/2007 08:26:53 PM · #56

I dunno where you get that, Gennaro ...

2007 Aug 28: Total Lunar Eclipse

2008 Feb 21: Total Lunar Eclipse

... according to NASA and a few partials in between ...

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Rino63

Canon EOS-50D

03/03/2007 08:40:00 PM · #57

Originally posted by Greetmir:

I dunno where you get that, Gennaro ...

2007 Aug 28: Total Lunar Eclipse

2008 Feb 21: Total Lunar Eclipse

... according to NASA and a few partials in between ...

yes but unfortunateoly the same intensity only after 19 years :(

talj

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

03/03/2007 09:42:55 PM · #58

Leeds, Yorkshire, UK taken between 9.30 amd 10pm UK time :o)

dreamy

Nikon D50

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED

03/04/2007 03:58:48 AM · #59

I've tryed something like Natalia
Mine are 3 separate shoots

It's definitly not as crisp as hers
Is it only a lens question?

Mephisto

Nikon Coolpix A

Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

03/04/2007 04:18:53 AM · #60

Originally posted by dreamy:

I've tryed something like Natalia
Mine are 3 separate shoots

It's definitly not as crisp as hers
Is it only a lens question?

no, they are really good too!
just put in a bit more of contrast and then sharpen the whole thing and you will get a similar result than talj...;)

i wasn't lucky at all here in iceland, the clouds came just exactly, when it started and the sky cleared, when it was finished...lol

Pentax FA 28-80mm 3.5-5.6 AF - Silver

03/04/2007 05:42:46 AM · #61

Woohoo! ... the clouds went away for most of the event (even though it was still a bit misty) and I got shots that I am satisfied with considering my cheapy little camera and the weather conditions. I will post them after I choose the best and process them.

bod

03/04/2007 06:50:54 AM · #62

A quick edit desperately in need of some NR.

The sky clouded over just as the moon was entering totality, but thankfully cleared up again quite quickly. This is the first astronomical event we've had clear skies for up here since forever!

I believe the star is "56 Leo" but please tell me if I'm wrong.

Puckzzz

Pentax K10D

03/04/2007 07:01:29 AM · #63

clear skies all throughout the eclips, lovely sight :)

and I was at a party, so I was standing outside with my tripod, camera and a beer in my hand talking to the neighbours who also were making photo's of it :-D

Axleuk

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

03/04/2007 08:45:30 AM · #64

This was the best i could come up with :(

mrmorris

Nikon D70

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

03/04/2007 09:07:02 AM · #65

It was clear for most of the night, just missed the mid phase, pre-totality.

SteveJ

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

03/04/2007 09:32:13 AM · #66

Good clear night here in Southern England, just wish I had thought of using my neighbour Celestron, instead of making do with 200mm zoom:( Still, I am sure he managed to get some decent shots. Here's one I managed:

pamelasue

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

03/04/2007 09:42:51 AM · #67

it was snowing here in Detroit most of yesterday ... sigh ... no eclipse for me

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon

03/04/2007 09:48:19 AM · #68

Originally posted by Greetmir:

Greetmir, it doesn't look like anybody answered your question. I'm not either , but I'll give you a context to think about it. The moon is traveling through the earth's shadow in a line that is roughly parallel to the eclipitic (the sun's and moon's path through the sky, also the path where you find planets). There are two main effects that cause the non-symmetry you noticed:

A) In the 60-90 minutes it takes the moon to pass through the shadow, the moon moves a significant way along the eclipitic. During that time, it's orientation may change. IOW, when you notice the shadow encroaching on the moon, what looks like "up" on the moon may actually be the eastern edge. Later, when you notice the shadow leaving the moon, it may have moved such that "up" is now the northern polar region of the moon.

2) The Earth's shadow is circular (duh) but the moon is not moving precisely through the center. Yesterday, the moon moved through the northern half of the umbra (shadow) and so it's curved edges were distinctly shifted toward the moon's northern half (see diagram).

Great pics everyone. We were completely clouded out here in Wisconsin. For my consolation prize, I pulled a shot of a previous lunar eclipse. Notice the completely different appearance of my shot (e.g., where the bright edge is located) compared to yesterday's event. The moon's path though the umbra is different at every event!

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vtruan

Nikon D5100

03/04/2007 09:49:54 AM · #69

bump

Message edited by author 2007-03-04 09:53:34.

03/04/2007 10:24:09 AM · #70

[quote=strangeghost]

2) The Earth's shadow is circular (duh) but the moon is not moving precisely through the center. Yesterday, the moon moved through the northern half of the umbra (shadow) and so it's curved edges were distinctly shifted toward the moon's northern half (see diagram).

OK thanks ... now that I look at that diagram more closely, where the Earth's shadow came onto and left the moon makes perfect sense. :)

P.S. I have almost finished processing my shots and will post them here shortly ... :)

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03/04/2007 12:28:12 PM · #71

:)

I did not know which thread to post em in so, since I was so "chuffed" (as I hear them say in Britain) I posted them in both.

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PGerst

Canon EOS-20D