Lunar eclipse January 20-21, 2019

[UglyCasanova]

20 min will be the start of the full, it will take a little while to get to maximum.

 

[Red Squirrel]

 

[Red Squirrel]

Red Squirrel what kind of telescope do you have

Using Nikon D7000 with a Rokinon telephoto lens. Free handing it since it's too cold to take the time to try to setup the tripod and aim it. (pain in the ass as it's super wobbly, there's no way to do fine adjustments)

 

[UglyCasanova]

Ah very cool.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Another pic

 

[Red Squirrel]

Cool see more red in that one than mine.



Don't see much anymore as I have to keep shutter speed low. But yeah it's more or less near full now. Going to call it a night since I work tomorrow.

I really need to figure out a proper tripod setup though, something I can do fine adjustments that is solid and not wobbly.

 

[spacejamz]

 

[spacejamz]

 

[UglyCasanova]

Damn the two pics above are nice, thanks guys

 

[BoomerD]

Total cloud cover...can’t even tell there is a moon tonight.

 

[UglyCasanova]

That sucks because it’s pretty damned cool

 

[Ken g6]

Pic from my phone through my cheap arse scope

How do you do that? Point the phone at the eyepiece? Remove the eyepiece?

 

[IronWing]

This was the best I could do. Sony RX10 IV at 600mm, f/4, ISO400, 2 sec

I was having some tripod issues. Then the clouds rolled in.

 

[UglyCasanova]

How do you do that? Point the phone at the eyepiece? Remove the eyepiece?

Point the camera into the lens, wait a second while it focuses, then snap the pic.

 

[UglyCasanova]

This was the best I could do. Sony RX10 IV at 600mm, f/4, ISO400, 2 sec

I was having some tripod issues. Then the clouds rolled in.

That’s a great pic.

 

[spacejamz]

 

[Nohr]

I haven't broke out the camera in a while, but I'm happy to for an eclipse!

This one is a 50mm composite of two photos. The Beehive cluster (M44) is to the lower left of the moon. Taken with a Canon T4i DSLR and 50mm F1.8 lens.


Total Lunar Eclipse & Beehive Cluster - Jan 2019

And here's a quick noisy shot with my DSLR mounted at prime focus on the back of a Celestron 127mm telescope.


Total Lunar Eclipse - Jan 2019

 

[BoomerD]

Dammit...I checked a few times during the event...total cloud cover...took the dogs out to pee just after midnight...there was the bright orb shining in the night sky with only a few bands of clouds... missed it by > < that much...

 

[snoopy7548]

I had a good view of the moon from one of my bedroom windows, but I went to bed before it started. Oh well.

 

[highland145]

Almost, Darwin, almost.

A Florida officer hit two pedestrians who were lying on a dark road Sunday while watching the “super blood Moon” eclipse, police said.


https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-...-watching-super-blood-moon-eclipse-police-say

 

[IronWing]

Almost, Darwin, almost.

A Florida officer hit two pedestrians who were lying on a dark road Sunday while watching the “super blood Moon” eclipse, police said.


https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-...-watching-super-blood-moon-eclipse-police-say

This is up there with star gazing from the railroad trestle. Well done Florida.