Lunar Eclipse Tonight

[Prof]

Anyone else watching? Just starting here in the Chicago area.

 

[Wifey]

Anyone else watching? Just starting here in the Chicago area.

Lemme go look :dontknow: :dontknow:

 

[Wifey]

Woooo Hoooo! We got one too

 

[Silverback]

Yep, seen it on the way to work.

 

[Black1]

Damn, didn't realize it was today!

Oh well..... I guess I'll have to wait 30 years to see it (a FULL MOON eclipse) again.

 

[QuickSilver]

Yep, seen it on the way to work.

Hatefull to have to go to work this early....... but I saw it too.

Quick

 

[Ram From Hell]

That's what that was? Man, I just thought the gods were angry again! That's the third wasted ritual sacrifice this year!

I don't have a 35mm adapter and the photo tracking software for my 'scope, so I just shot these with the digital and 100x telephoto. The more illuminated area in the southern polar region is somewhat exaggerated (compared to what you see with the naked eye) due to the length of the exposure, but there is a brightness difference from pole to pole at this latitude.

 

[TheSickness]

That's what that was? Man, I just thought the gods were angry again! That's the third wasted ritual sacrifice this year!

I don't have a 35mm adapter and the photo tracking software for my 'scope, so I just shot these with the digital and 100x telephoto. The more illuminated area in the southern polar region is somewhat exaggerated (compared to what you see with the naked eye) due to the length of the exposure, but there is a brightness difference from pole to pole at this latitude.

Use a tripod

 

[nycstev]

That's what that was? Man, I just thought the gods were angry again! That's the third wasted ritual sacrifice this year!

I don't have a 35mm adapter and the photo tracking software for my 'scope, so I just shot these with the digital and 100x telephoto. The more illuminated area in the southern polar region is somewhat exaggerated (compared to what you see with the naked eye) due to the length of the exposure, but there is a brightness difference from pole to pole at this latitude.

Well yea they were pretty angry.. Mars was closest to the earth.....

 

[Ram From Hell]

Use a tripod

Dude, I am a tripod!

Mike, I was using a tripod. The image is blurred from the earth's rotation during the time that the camera aperture is open (that's right, the earth goes around like the wheels on your short bus ). The only way to compensate for that is to have the camera attached to the telescope with a motorized base, driven by software that moves the scope to track the object being photographed. As I said above, I just don't have the camera adapter and software to drive the base on my scope.

 

[TheSickness]

Dude, I am a tripod!

Mike, I was using a tripod. The image is blurred from the earth's rotation during the time that the camera aperture is open (that's right, the earth goes around like the wheels on your short bus ). The only way to compensate for that is to have the camera attached to the telescope with a motorized base, driven by software that moves the scope to track the object being photographed. As I said above, I just don't have the camera adapter and software to drive the base on my scope.

I know Bro..I was poking fun at my own inability to take a simple pic of the moon I have tried the tripod and numerous other things to no avail...Still learning the digital camera If I had a regular SLR I would be ok...But I am a blithering Dip shit with electronics......LOOOLOLOOL You know that I worked for you once Hahahahahha

 

[SRT-IZ]

Had nothing else to do so I made my own tipod. I got a long bolt and screwed it to the bottom of our little cheap 4 megapixel camara and taped the bolt to the hand rail. I took the flash off and reduced the exposure as much as i could. Then i put it on the timer that way it wouldnt move.....Here are some pics i took at work.....

 

[Begood]

Nice pics Iz, thanks.

Bill.

 

[Prof]

Dude, I am a tripod!

Classic come back.

I would use it but, well you have to have a little credibility in that area to make it work...and we Asians were not blessed in that area.

 

[TheSickness]

Classic come back.

I would use it but, well you have to have a little credibility in that area to make it work...and we Asians were not blessed in that area.

.............

 

[Ram From Hell]

Had nothing else to do so I made my own tipod. I got a long bolt and screwed it to the bottom of our little cheap 4 megapixel camara and taped the bolt to the hand rail. I took the flash off and reduced the exposure as much as i could. Then i put it on the timer that way it wouldnt move.....Here are some pics i took at work.....

Cool. Nice results, given the setup! Doesn't hurt being in AZ either, being at a lower latitude and having less light scatter/pollution to reduce contrast.

 

[TheSickness]

Cool. Nice results, given the setup! Doesn't hurt being in AZ either, being at a lower latitude and having less light scatter/pollution to reduce contrast.

We are the Mecca of less light scatter There ain't Dick between me and Shawn's house 127 mikes away................

 

[Ram From Hell]

I know Bro..I was poking fun at my own inability to take a simple pic of the moon

I knew that. This was just too good of an opportunity to pass up.