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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

08/28/2007 02:13:16 AM · #26

Originally posted by JRalston:

Can someone help me? I am time challenged...LOL

What time in Guam would I be able to see this or have I already missed it???

It is 3:30pm on Tuesday here.......10:30pm on the West Coast on Monday right now.

Jen - IF I counted correctly, for you it would be around 7:52pm, so in a couple of hours. I would go out a little earlier though. According to what I read, you will get the total eclipse, you lucky girl! :D I only get partial, at the beginning.

Hope that it is dark for you and no clouds! :) Good luck.

JRalston

Canon EOS-20D

08/28/2007 02:16:37 AM · #27

Thank you!!! I get so confused living here being so far ahead of the US.

I am hoping for no clouds as well. Monsoon season is here and I actually think it has not rained today...for once...LOL!!!

08/28/2007 02:23:01 AM · #28

Originally posted by JRalston:

Thank you!!! I get so confused living here being so far ahead of the US.

I am hoping for no clouds as well. Monsoon season is here and I actually think it has not rained today...for once...LOL!!!

You're welcome, but please, double check, because I may not have it right, I think I do, but I'll be upset if I told you wrong.

I did it on paper, but time change has never been my strong point. I still can't even get it right when I call my cousins in Alaska. ;)

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

08/28/2007 02:42:06 AM · #29

Jen - Hope you see this!!

According to SpaceWeather, eveything should be starting for you around 7pm.

BeeCee

Nikon D40

08/28/2007 03:18:18 AM · #30

Well, I had my nap, raring to go, and the moon is lovely out my kitchen window :)

08/28/2007 03:24:25 AM · #31

I didnt get no nap yawwwwnnnnnn

08/28/2007 03:30:47 AM · #32

Originally posted by NstiG8tr:

I didnt get no nap yawwwwnnnnnn

Me neither...

I hate mosquitoes!! Especially at 3:30 in the morning. :(

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

08/28/2007 03:35:03 AM · #33

I'm gonna shoot it at 300mm or 420. What's everybody else doing?

HighNooner

Canon EOS-60D

08/28/2007 03:38:27 AM · #34

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by alanfreed:
Seems nice and clear in our neck of the woods, but I can't imagine staying up that late or getting up that early. I shot this a couple years ago, and I figure that once you've shot one eclipse, you've pretty much shot 'em all :)

Hey, how come when you were shooting it, it went in a horseshoe? Mine only went in a straight line...

If both photos were for the same lunar eclipse and providing that no shifting was done while taking or processing the photos; then this will mean that you guys live apart on the planet (North â�� South) or (Northeast â�� Southwest) or (Southeast â�� Northwest).
And the increase in the curve reflects the distance separating your two locations on planet earth.

Tareq I. Hadi
Jordanian Astronomical Society

Message edited by author 2007-08-28 04:26:11.

08/28/2007 03:43:25 AM · #35

Originally posted by NstiG8tr:

I'm gonna shoot it at 300mm or 420. What's everybody else doing?

I'm being lazy, am going to use my 100mm, don't feel like setting up my telescope, nor getting out my telephoto lens.

Tareq, thank you. I didn't see that message, or would have answered it earlier. Nice to see another Astronomical Society on here. :) I am from Central Florida Astronomical Society.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

08/28/2007 03:48:34 AM · #36

Just walked out to look. Still nice and clear.

JRalston

Canon EOS-20D

08/28/2007 04:23:06 AM · #37

Originally posted by Skyarcher:

Jen - Hope you see this!!

According to SpaceWeather, eveything should be starting for you around 7pm.

Thanks a million!!! (and thanks for PMing it as well!)

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

08/28/2007 04:37:47 AM · #38

It's starting here now, or at least I think it is.... what about for everyone else??

It's 4:38am - Florida.

Kismet

Canon PowerShot A610

08/28/2007 04:43:26 AM · #39

I'm in Hawaii. How does the time translate?

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

08/28/2007 05:05:15 AM · #40

Well it has started...but I am covered in cloud...so no use trying for photos.

liberty

Canon EOS-50D

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

08/28/2007 05:12:39 AM · #41

I'm seeing it now.....my first one! Something woke me up right on time, strange.....

JRalston

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

08/28/2007 05:31:54 AM · #42

7:30pm here in Guam. Saw a small portion of it before it dove behind the clouds. Hopefully it will pop back up soon!

Rob O

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/28/2007 06:02:34 AM · #43

Perfectly clear here in AZ with the eclipse taking place in full view; very cool to watch. I've shots from just ahead all the way to total(which just occurred a few minutes ago); will shoot a couple more closer to mid-total (half-hour from now) then see if I can make it through to catch partials on the backside ... gonna be a long night.

Message edited by author 2007-08-28 06:04:13.

liberty

Canon EOS-50D

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

08/28/2007 06:06:29 AM · #44

That was pretty cool, watched the whole eclipse, my finger is tired. Hopefully some of them turn out alright.

edit for spelling, its early!

Message edited by author 2007-08-28 06:06:54.

The_Itinerant

08/28/2007 06:27:53 AM · #45

I thought the moon was acting strangely...

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

08/28/2007 06:28:10 AM · #46

It is completely dark here. I lost sight of the moon...and the cloud is thick now.

BeeCee

Nikon D40

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

08/28/2007 06:44:47 AM · #47

I don't have a a lens that will capture it well :(
But, on the upside, I can watch it all from my kitchen window :D
It's just about at totality now... very dark and dull.

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/28/2007 06:54:14 AM · #48

I didn't get up early enough to do a "series" of moon shots, which I think is the best way to handle the eclipse, but I did get outside around the time of the full lunar eclipse. Hereis my best shot.

This is a straight out of the camera with no cropping (converted from raw, but no editing other than to reduce size and add a border).

Shot with a 400mm lens for 1 second at f/5.6 and ISO 1600.

I tried longer exposures at lower ISOs. I also tried using a doubler to zoom in closer (which *really* lengthened the exposure as my largest aperture became f/11). But I found that anything longer than a second and two things happened: the moon moved too much, and the wind also affected the camera even though I was on a short tripod. Either way, exposures longer than a second were too blurry for a decent picture.

Message edited by author 2007-08-28 08:17:15.