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08/29/2007 04:32:31 PM · #76 |
Originally posted by boyd2000:
Originally posted by strangeghost:
I was very successful last night. Unfortunately, I can't show it because of impending challenge possibilities!! |
I think I have a good guess which is yours. Nice one! |
Not mine, it hasn't been entered in anything yet. Stay tuned. |
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08/30/2007 12:39:06 AM · #77 |
Originally posted by briantammy:
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Here's my attempt:
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Amazing similarity to mine:
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Wow, that is pretty cool. What time did you shoot yours? We probably got it about the same time. I'll go check my exif and see my time...
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Shooting Date/Time
8/28/2007 03:31:23
Message edited by author 2007-08-30 00:41:45. |
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08/30/2007 12:49:35 AM · #78 |
| Some of mine have nice color, but they all seem blurry -- at the moments right as totality occurred I was up to about a 2-second exposure. :-( |
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08/30/2007 01:03:22 AM · #79 |
My exposure times varied, The slowest shutter I used was less than 1 sec. I was using a 500mm lens with a 2x convertor so I was filling a good portion of the frame with light from the moon which allowed the short exposure times.
My photo was on the news tonight during the weather segment. Which made it even more worth while.
Message edited by author 2009-02-01 17:39:37. |
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08/30/2007 01:04:31 AM · #80 |
Congrats on the exposure!
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
My exposure times varied, The slowest shutter I used was less than 1 sec. I was using a 500mm lens with a 2x convertor so I was filling a good portion of the frame with light from the moon which allowed the short exposure times.
My photo was on the news tonight during the weather segment. Which made it even more worth while. |
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08/30/2007 05:12:38 AM · #81 |
Nice to see some of you got some good photos! Still no camera gear for me (except my ultra-basic compact camera - not worth even trying to photograph eclipses with it) but it was a beautiful clear night here so I got a good view of it. First total lunar eclipse I've seen, looking forward to the next one, whenever it'll be.
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08/30/2007 07:37:05 AM · #82 |
My attempt at eclipse. Had good weather in Florida, unfortunately didn't have my telescope. Shot with 70-200mm lens and tripod. |
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08/30/2007 05:47:19 PM · #83 |
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Originally posted by briantammy:
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Here's my attempt:
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Amazing similarity to mine:
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Wow, that is pretty cool. What time did you shoot yours? We probably got it about the same time. I'll go check my exif and see my time...
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Shooting Date/Time
8/28/2007 03:31:23 |
shot mine at 3:21 |
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08/31/2007 03:52:37 AM · #84 |
Originally posted by Rentrenz:
This is probably the best one I got last night. Unfortunately, it's not very sharp. |
Man, I wish mine were half as sharp as that!!
Message edited by author 2007-08-31 03:56:46. |
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08/31/2007 03:16:15 PM · #85 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Some of mine have nice color, but they all seem blurry -- at the moments right as totality occurred I was up to about a 2-second exposure. :-( |
Here's one from just before totality. I don't know if the blur is from inaccurate focus, atmospheric interference, tripod shake, or lunar motion with longish exposure -- probably some of each!
This is the color which was captured using Auto White Balance.
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08/31/2007 03:36:22 PM · #86 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Some of mine have nice color, but they all seem blurry -- at the moments right as totality occurred I was up to about a 2-second exposure. :-( |
Here's one from just before totality. I don't know if the blur is from inaccurate focus, atmospheric interference, tripod shake, or lunar motion with longish exposure -- probably some of each!
This is the color which was captured using Auto White Balance.
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Well with a two second exposure and the Earth traveling at around 730+ miles per hour in your part of the hemisphere I'd chalk it up to one of those being the issue. :)
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02/13/2008 08:37:05 PM · #87 |
To update this thread:
There's another total lunar eclipse coming up Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 -- the last one until 2010. |
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02/13/2008 10:39:54 PM · #88 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
To update this thread:
There's another total lunar eclipse coming up Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 -- the last one until 2010. |
Heh. I was just coming to post the link I found. This one has a bit more info.
Here's hoping for clear skies next Wed.!
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02/14/2008 08:41:07 AM · #89 |
Our extended forecast is actually looking good for next week. Unfortunately (for my photography interests), the planetarium and local astronomy club are planning a big public event to draw people out to look through scopes and learn about eclipses. I'll be tied up all evening hosting the event and will be unable to do anything photographically creative like I attempted to do last August:
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02/14/2008 08:58:51 AM · #90 |
Great link Jeffrey. For those that may not read all the way down that page, there is another link to a fantastic primer on photgraphing lunar eclipses here.
Originally posted by levyj413:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
To update this thread:
There's another total lunar eclipse coming up Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 -- the last one until 2010. |
Heh. I was just coming to post the link I found. This one has a bit more info.
Here's hoping for clear skies next Wed.! |
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02/14/2008 09:21:34 AM · #91 |
Hey John, Where abouts in the sky will this one take place? I am only going to shoot it if I can keep warm.
Originally posted by strangeghost:
Our extended forecast is actually looking good for next week. Unfortunately (for my photography interests), the planetarium and local astronomy club are planning a big public event to draw people out to look through scopes and learn about eclipses. I'll be tied up all evening hosting the event and will be unable to do anything photographically creative like I attempted to do last August:
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02/14/2008 09:56:13 AM · #92 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
Hey John, Where abouts in the sky will this one take place? I am only going to shoot it if I can keep warm.
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After the moon rises that night. The full moon will rise right around sunset, and the partial phase starts at about 7:45 with totality starting around 9:00 pm, CST. Start watching anytime after about 7:15.
Come on over to Madison. I'll be at Memorial High School with a few hundred of my best friends! |
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02/14/2008 10:14:58 AM · #93 |
| I think this one will be from my driveway. My Camera and I will come back inside after each exposure. |
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02/14/2008 06:34:43 PM · #94 |
How long does it take the moon to move its own width?
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02/14/2008 07:25:11 PM · #95 |
| That's pretty cool. If I've worked out the time zones correctly, it's going to be happening during the daytime in Japan. Looking forward to it. :-) :-) :-) :-) |
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02/14/2008 07:32:47 PM · #96 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
How long does it take the moon to move its own width? |
Well, what I've found says the apparent angular width of the moon is about 0.5 degrees and it moves across the sky at about 15 degrees an hour. If my math is correct, that would mean it moves it's own width every 2 minutes. |
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02/14/2008 07:35:08 PM · #97 |
I'm not sure I'll get lucky enough as it is fairly cloudy this time of the year here. But I do have the 300mm f/4 now and the last time I shot the eclipse it was with the 24-105. It could make for a cool collage if I am able to see it.
Will cross my fingers. |
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02/18/2008 09:58:00 AM · #98 |
*bump* Reminder to all that this will happen on Wednesday night...
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02/18/2008 10:08:54 AM · #99 |
Originally posted by Manic:
*bump* Reminder to all that this will happen on Wednesday night... |
Good bump, as I just HAPPEN to be in Hawaii right now, what a bonus!!!!
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02/18/2008 10:19:05 AM · #100 |
Sweet! Maybe this year Arizona will catch it at night - last year I got a great shot of the moon after the fact, but missed the actual eclipse because it happened during the day.
BTW - Is there a thread (DPC) or link (www) for taking great night shots with a zoom lens, or just night shooting in general? This is one area I am still needing help. |
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