Shooting the Moon IIa
I thought you might enjoy a couple more shots from the partial lunar eclipse which was on August 27th.
Because of the weather I only managed to catch part of the eclipse. Look at last weeks post for more info. It’s interesting how badly we need rain here, yet so many of my night-sky attempts get foiled by clouds. I live in a desert—people in places like Seattle would probably love skies like ours —so I really shouldn’t complain. I’m grateful for the frames I did get.
I set up two cameras hoping to capture two different looks: one with a 400 mm lens for close-ups of the eclipse, and another with an 18-125 mm lens (mostly shot at 18 mm) for a wide multiple-exposure sequence showing the moon moving through its phases. Between the clouds and trying to keep both cameras going, it didn’t quite work out. Hopefully I’ll get another chance.
Here are a few more frames from the night. Enjoy! Click on the picture to see the full frame. The first two are wide angle and the last five are telephoto close ups.
Pacman moon has a cloud across his face. In the next photo the Earth’s Umbra is beginning to block the sun. In the third, will the moon tried to hide. Fourth the Earth’s Umbra is definitely covering part of the moon. Fifth, end of the night for viewing the eclipse.
