Simon
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 08:13 PM |
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Photographing Eclipse of Moon - tips please
Peeps, at the moment we have a crystal clear sky, and if it stays that way for another 3 hours, we may be seeing an eclipse of the moon.
And I want to try photo'ing it, with a digital camera.
I know that there's a few pro's on here, so has anyone got some tips, please
Long exposure - how long etc etc
Thanks
Simon
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tegwin
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 08:26 PM |
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Its impossible to give much advice without knowing what kind of camera you have....
I have a canon 400D DSLR setup with a 400mm lens...
Run that in manual mode and adjust the exposure time so that the image is under exposed slightly so you dont just get a white orbe...
Im using a tripod....
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davie h
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 08:28 PM |
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what time is happening at
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worX
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 08:32 PM |
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sorry to jump in, I didn;t know it was going on, and can also see (?) a clear sky, so am now thinking I might also take a pic.
I have a Nikon D50 DSLR with 300mm lens, with tripod & monopod, but have been REALLY lazy since getting it, and not bothered to learn any settings
at all, bar knowing what the pics on the dial mean ie, auto macro sports etc. any tips for me would be greatly appreciated! I've just read your
post Tegwin, what would be the best exposure timing?
cheers,
Steve.
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Simon
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 08:33 PM |
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Fuji S7000 - SLR type digi. Reading blurb at mo
About 10.30 onwards from what I gather.
ATB
Simon
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Guinness
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 08:35 PM |
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KEY TIMES FOR ECLIPSE
Moon enters penumbra: 2018
Moon enters umbra: 2130
Totality begins: 2244
Mid-eclipse: 2321
Totality ends: 2358
Moon leave umbra: 0111
Moon leaves penumbra: 0224
(All times are in GMT)
Nicked from the Beeb.
Leaning out of my attic window.
Mike
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Simon
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 08:36 PM |
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Mike,
You just beat me to it
Good photgraphing everyone. Let's see peeps results on here
If it's any help, here's the 20.00 hrs sat photo
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/latest_uk_ir.html
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 3/3/07 by Simon]
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smart51
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 08:55 PM |
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I have found that a 1200mm lens with 35mm camera fills the frams with a small border all round. You might struggle with this. A 300mm lens will give
a fairly small image of the moon.
The moon is very bright (when not eclipsed) 1/125s F11 with 100ASA film. Partial moons are not as bright. Don't rely on your camera for
exposure because it will take a picture of the black sky. Your moon will come out as a featureless white blob.
For eclipsed moon It will be less bright. My suggestion, take a few trial shots early in the night to see how they come out and bracket your
exposure massively. You should be able to get good shadow in the craters and plenty of detail if you expose right.
Use a tripod.
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 09:06 PM |
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As has been said, use a tripod and also put the camera on self timer to stop it shaking as you press the shutter release.
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robinbastd
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 11:17 PM |
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Moon, what bloody moon?
We've been robbed!
Only a dead fish swims with the tide.
http://smuttygifts.com/
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mookaloid
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 11:39 PM |
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Just tried it with my OlympusC750 UZ on something that looks as if it might be night mode......
And a tripod
 
Rescued attachment moon.JPG
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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BenB
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 11:42 PM |
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Very nice the moon looks too!!! I was foolishly waiting for it to get blotted out until I found out it wasn't total!!! Still, it looks mightily
strange!!!
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Wadders
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| posted on 3/3/07 at 11:55 PM |
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Here it is earlier ( about 9.30)
 
Description
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Simon
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| posted on 4/3/07 at 12:03 AM |
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I tried and failed miserably!
Nowhere near enough zoom-zoom!
Just got a blurred brown dot.
ATB
Simon
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alister667
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| posted on 4/3/07 at 02:07 AM |
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My effort.
Taken about 10:30pm using a
Fuji S5600 and a tripod.
Cracking wee camera for £125!
(Mind you I paid £145 for it a couple of months ago!)
BTW, Wadders what camera/lens are you using? That's a mighty detailed pic of the moon!
[Edited on 4/3/07 by alister667]
http://members.lycos.co.uk/alister667/
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JoelP
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| posted on 4/3/07 at 07:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Very nice the moon looks too!!! I was foolishly waiting for it to get blotted out until I found out it wasn't total!!! Still, it looks mightily
strange!!!
I believe it was total, thats as good as lunar eclipses get.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6411991.stm
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smart51
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| posted on 4/3/07 at 09:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
I was foolishly waiting for it to get blotted out until I found out it wasn't total!!!
It was a total eclipse. The red colour you can see is light that was difdracted through the earths atmosphere and bent round to light up the moon.
The red/brown colour is due to atmospheric pollution mostly.
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Wadders
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| posted on 4/3/07 at 10:43 AM |
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Nice shot Alistair, wish i'd waited till the colour changed, but i got bored, and cold
Camera is a canon dslr, 70-200 zoom @ 200mm plus 1.4 teleconverter. Still not enough focal length by a long way, i cropped my image in photoshop and
applied a fair bit of unsharp mask to get an acceptable image.
Al.
Originally posted by alister667
My effort.
Taken about 10:30pm using a
Fuji S5600 and a tripod.
Cracking wee camera for £125!
(Mind you I paid £145 for it a couple of months ago!)
BTW, Wadders what camera/lens are you using? That's a mighty detailed pic of the moon!
[Edited on 4/3/07 by alister667]
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