Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Tonight - 01:12 BST until 06:22 BST

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September 28th early morning: A total Eclipse of the Moon

From 01:12 BST until 06:22 BST we will, if clear, be able to witness a total eclipse of the Moon. Not just any Moon, but the 2015 Harvest Moon and a Supermoon to boot with an angular diameter of 33.5 arc minutes - the largest apparent angular diameter of the year! The full eclipse lasts for three hours and twenty minutes with totality starting at 03:11 BST and ending at 04:23 - over an hour. The Moon is passing through the southern part of the umbra so we should expect the southern limb to appear brighter than the northern limb. At the mid point of the eclipse at 03:47 BST the northern limb just reaches the central part of the umbra. The Moon will then lie at an elevation of 27 degrees above the southwest horizon. As the Moon leaves the umbral shadow 05:27 BST it will lie some 15 degrees above the horizon in the dawn sky.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34352504

Supermoon:

http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/super-full-moon.html

Total Lunar Eclipse:

http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2015-september-28

Taking Pictures:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/moonset-moonrise-photography.html

Weather looks promising.

Happy viewing. :)
 
Kronos said:
As I seem to be unable, due to Fibromyalgia to learn,apart from the basics, the finer points of DSLR photography. So could some kind person advise on the best settings, aperture, shutter speed and ISO, on my Canon 1100D as I will be up around 3-4am and would like to take a snap or two of this clouds permitting.
I have a tripod and I assume the 55-250mm lens would be the one to use as the only others I have are the bog standard 18-55mm and a 50mm.
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I would do:

  • Tripod
  • 55-250mm @250
  • Remote shutter release even mirror lock up (if possible)
  • If no remote then self-timer
  • Image stabilization off
  • Auto focus off and check manual focus of moon
  • Camera in manual
  • Start with ISO 200, f11 aperture and 1/125 second and change shutter speed to find best exposure
  • Bracket exposures if you can

A detailed link for shooting:

https://photographylife.com/how-to-photograph-the-supermoon


Hope this helps.

Any more advice/tips would be welcome. :)
 
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