Total Lunar Eclipse - Saturday 3rd March

nolimit · 3 Mar 2007 at 20:14

in that case, match of the day for me tonight

SDK^ · 3 Mar 2007 at 20:20

This should be fun

Delboy · 3 Mar 2007 at 20:24

SDK^ said:
This should be fun

What camera/lens/settings are you using? Very impressive by the way (git!)

SDK^ · 3 Mar 2007 at 20:27

Delboy said:
What camera/lens/settings are you using? Very impressive by the way (git!)

For info - I'm using ISO 100, 1/200, F8 (EXIF info saved in photo)

Camera : Canon 20D
Lens : Canon 100-400L IS @ 400mm obviously

WotDa · 3 Mar 2007 at 20:38

Just has a peek out the dining room window.. all the clouds have gone, and the moon is as bright as day, one of the best I've seen for a while.

MNuTz · 3 Mar 2007 at 20:40

well my telescope is set up, wish i had ordered my slr adapter and my moon filter earlier though

Should be a good one!

Going to try and see if i can rig my normal digital camera to the telescope

Beenom · 3 Mar 2007 at 20:42

Just looked at the moon now and it seems brighter than usual. Can't see the craters on it either.

Kol · 3 Mar 2007 at 20:43

Beenom said:
Just looked at the moon now and it seems brighter than usual. Can't see the craters on it either.

Yea, it's very bright here in Nottingham. I can see everything on it though. Try putting a pair of sunglasses on

Aod · 3 Mar 2007 at 20:58

no change in the colouration of the moon as of yet (North london)

xyphic · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:08

Great weather for it. Looks slightly darker bottom left to me -- is that the direction the eclipse will progress from?

Delboy · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:16

Another attempt:-

ISO 200, 1/200s @ F8

Sharpened slightly and cropped in PS.

dbmzk1 · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:16

Still just a big white blob here

Combat squirrel · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:21

im all ready with my telescope and cam

hopin to watch it through, report in here guys :cool:

GOD I LOVE OUR UNIVERSE !

syke · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:22

My first attempt with the moon

Droolinggimp · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:25

I just noticed the moon is getting slightly darker on the left side about 7 o'clock if you look at it as a clock face.. Or I could be totaly wrong

Ill be keeping an eye all night for it.. Just off out now for a meal. Im in Derby btw..

ASH1982 · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:25

Agrees with above post... bottom left is darker and fuzzy now

Droolinggimp · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:28

Yep deffo getting darker

xyphic · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:29

If you don't have a good view, some kind soul has set up a webcam attached to a telescope:

http://www.lunarobservers.com/mooncam.htm

You can see the moon has entered the penumbra, and is darkening from the bottom left. It's only once it's completely in shadow that it'll enter the umbra and start to change colour. Apparently.

Droolinggimp · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:32

xyphic said:
If you don't have a good view, some kind soul has set up a webcam attached to a telescope:

http://www.lunarobservers.com/mooncam.htm

You can see the moon has entered the penumbra, and is darkening from the bottom left. It's only once it's completely in shadow that it'll enter the umbra and start to change colour. Apparently.

Cant load page. Bet its being hammered..

ASH1982 · 3 Mar 2007 at 21:33

defo a small chunk missing from the moon now