Lunar Eclipse Saturday!

I was on the beach, with my camera and tripod. But the weather man LIED to me!!!! They were calling for PARTLY cloudy saturday evening. We had about a 95% cloud cover. The only break we had was in the WEST!!! I saw the sunset, but I couldn't buy a look at the moon or the eclipse.

Meanwhile, the mountains of NC had great weather...

http://averyweather.com/Photo+Of+The+Day

I'm so depressed!!!!

Awww Speed - I was counting on you to get some great ones!

Every year when we're at the SC beach during the meteor showers in Aug, it clouds up so we don't get to see much. Hate that.

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Originally Posted by Alison

It's happening right now in the UK!
My pic is REALLY poor because I don't have a zoom that can cope with the task and I have had to blow it up quite a bit. But I am pleased I have recorded it :thumbsup:

I hope someone else is going to get a good pic of it on here.

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Hey Alison! At least you got to see the moon! I didn't. :-(

Now that you know it isn't easy as it looks, you can really appreciate the guys who get great shots. It's really not that hard, it just takes a little practice to get good shots.

For full (and near full) moon shots, use the sunny f16 rule as a starting point and adjust from there. It's not that difficult.

With an eclipse though, the amount of light is constantly changing. That's where digital really comes in handy. So get out there and practice for the next lunar eclipse on August 28th!

http://skytonight.com/observing/home/3304006.html

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Originally Posted by walterick

:mad: When it arose in Phoenix the eclipse was over and it was back to being full again :sad:

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I thought you'd be able to see the last part of it my friend.

The good news is that the next one is suppose to favor observers on the west coast. So keep practicing for August 28th!

http://skytonight.com/observing/home/3304006.html

Cool shots Obie! Glad you got to see it!

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Originally Posted by mjs1973

I was looking forward to this all day. The day started out clear, then clouded up. When the sun finally started to set, the clouds were still there, so I couldn't see anything.:mad2: I went to a play, and when it got over, the sky was clear as can be, but it was too late. I did stop on the way home to snap a few shots of the full moon anyway.

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Nice shot Michael.

I missed it because of weather as well. Clear as a bell on Sunday morning - of course!

Heres a couple of the shots that I got. Only was able to see the "second half" if you will, from where I am. Little delay as I was at home for a ski weekend, so finally got to offload the camera now that I'm back at school.

Thanks for the heads up on this one Speed, I don't always know when cool stuff like this (or the comet) are going to happen but they are fun to see and a good excuse to play around with the camera. :)

Phil

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/4...b3f60dc0_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/4...3ae97464_o.jpg

Thanks for the heads up on this one Speed, I don't always know when cool stuff like this (or the comet) are going to happen but they are fun to see and a good excuse to play around with the camera. :)

Phil

Glad to help Phil! And I'm glad you got to see and photograph the eclipse. Thanks for posting these!