Lunar Eclipse Evening Nov 19th (US)

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR

11/19/2002 09:57:57 AM · #1

For the Lunar eclipse this site has a calculator for the time

and

this site has details on how to photograph the eclipse

Some sample pictures

myqyl

Nikon D3100

11/19/2002 11:34:15 AM · #2

A thousand thanks Gordon!!! It looks like the West coast of the US won't be the best place to be, but it won't be the worst either...

Now I have to convince my wife I need to upgrade the camera 'today' :)

11/20/2002 01:34:55 PM · #3

I have a questionâ�¦ I was up all night photographing what I thought was the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse at 1:46am 11/20/2002. I read it was hard to see but I had no problemâ�¦lol is this ring the earths shadow? If not what is it? I am confusedâ�¦lol Astronomy is my second hobby but I have never watched a penumbral lunar eclipse.
Some of the pictures are here.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

11/20/2002 01:57:43 PM · #4

some of those pictures are very cool. I think that is lens flare though, rather than the Earth's shadow :)

After posting this I found out a bit more about what a penumbral eclipse is, so there never really is any 'cut' shadow on the moon, the moon just moved through the darker slightly shadowed part so got dimmer. Less visibly dramatic I guess.
I got one picture though, not as good as yours.

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

11/20/2002 01:59:35 PM · #5

great shots, I particularly like this one.

That is not the Earths shadow (as far as I know),
a) because the earth doesnt have a hole in the middle and I can clearly see the moon in the photos
and b) because what would the shadow be casting on?

I think it is just a lense flare... or did you see this ring in person?

11/20/2002 02:06:02 PM · #6

Originally posted by Konador:
great shots, I particularly like this one.

That is not the Earths shadow (as far as I know),
a) because the earth doesnt have a hole in the middle and I can clearly see the moon in the photos
and b) because what would the shadow be casting on?

I saw this ring in the sky around the moon. It's not lense flare I saw the ring...lol

I think it is just a lense flare... or did you see this ring in person?

11/20/2002 02:06:58 PM · #7

was it misty/ foggy ? It could be similar to how a rainbow is formed, just defraction through the air ?

BigSmiles

Canon EOS-10D

11/20/2002 02:10:21 PM · #8

What is pictured are Moon rings. The ring around the moon is caused by the reflection of moonlight from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

Found this at this website.
Moon Rings Explained

There's another explanation here

11/20/2002 02:22:42 PM · #9

Originally posted by BigSmiles:
What is pictured are Moon rings. The ring around the moon is caused by the reflection of moonlight from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

Found this at this website.
Moon Rings Explained

There's another explanation here

Thank you! Thank you! I feel better now :)

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR

11/20/2002 02:26:50 PM · #10

Originally posted by Gordon:
was it misty/ foggy ? It could be similar to how a rainbow is formed, just defraction through the air ?

Gordon, How did you get such a close shot of the moon? That's so cool! What did you use?

myqyl

Nikon D3100

11/20/2002 02:30:44 PM · #11

Originally posted by connie:
I saw this ring in the sky around the moon. It's not lense flare I saw the ring...lol

It's a refraction of the light through water in that atmosphere... If I remember correctly, if you count the number of stars you can see within the ring, you should have rain in that many days. While not a scientific method, I've known it to be fairly accurate.

gradbert

Canon PowerShot S1 IS

11/20/2002 03:01:22 PM · #12

here is a pic i took last night, i used an 8" celestron dob and a 25mm eyepeice doing eyepeice projection

11/20/2002 03:11:52 PM · #13

Originally posted by connie:
Originally posted by Gordon:
[i]was it misty/ foggy ? It could be similar to how a rainbow is formed, just defraction through the air ?

Gordon, How did you get such a close shot of the moon? That's so cool! What did you use? [/i]

A 300mm lens and a tripod

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/20/2002 03:32:33 PM · #14

Originally posted by gradbert:
here is a pic i took last night, i used an 8" celestron dob and a 25mm eyepeice doing eyepeice projection

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

11/20/2002 03:34:03 PM · #15

Originally posted by gradbert:
here is a pic i took last night, i used an 8" celestron dob and a 25mm eyepeice doing eyepeice projection...

Great shot! You might want to submit it to one of the numerous NASA sites if you want more brownie points...Would you be able to post a photo showing the setup you describe above?

gradbert

Canon PowerShot S1 IS

11/20/2002 03:51:57 PM · #16

Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by gradbert:
[i]here is a pic i took last night, i used an 8" celestron dob and a 25mm eyepeice doing eyepeice projection...

Great shot! You might want to submit it to one of the numerous NASA sites if you want more brownie points...Would you be able to post a photo showing the setup you describe above?[/i]

I would more than happy to show a picture of the setup, but it will have to wait til tomorrow evening, so i can get someone else to take a picture of it.

btw what nasa sites are you refering to?

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/20/2002 04:20:21 PM · #17

I have links somewhere to several space-science related sites, including several run by different parts of NASA. Why don't you take your time getting the setup shot, and I'll scout around for and "package" the appropriate links.