Moon Be Gone

If you missed the eclipse of the moon last night, it was quite a sight. These two pictures were only taken about a minute apart. The first picture is closer to what was actually viewable to the naked eye. The second picture is with a wider aperture.

Eclipse 1

f8.0 @ 1/4 sec ISO 400

Eclipse 2

f3.5 @ 1/4 sec ISO 400

They were taken at 10:05 PM, on a tripod using full zoom, and with the self-timer to eliminate any shake. Also had to turn off the image stabilization of the camera.

BTW it was 12 degrees out w/o figuring in windchill.

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5 Responses to Moon Be Gone

  1. MichaelW says:

    Great pics, Keith!

  2. ChrisB says:

    started raining at 3pm here and didn’t stop so i didn’t get to see it. Those pictures help make up for it though.

  3. emawkc says:

    Great shots. I got my pics with a digital point-and-shoot Nikon. Here they are along with a detailed scientific description of the phenomenon.

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  5. Keith_Indy says:

    Thanks everyone.

    It just got to cold to stay through the whole thing. It was a spur of the moment thing. Grabbed my tripod and headed outside. Set it up and turned off our outside lights. I’m just glad it was cloud free.

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