August 2007 Total Lunar Eclipse

This is a photo Montage of the 1.476 umbral magnitude lunar eclipse that occurred on the morning of August 28, 2007 from Southern California.

All photos were taken with my Nikon D40 at prime focus using a .63 focal reducer on a Celestron 11" SCT. It doesn't quite fit the entire moon vertically but I made do with what I had.

You can see a couple of stars in a few of the longer exposure images.

The music is Lacrimosa by Mozart

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• eclipse
• lunar
• moon
• 2007
• august
• celestial
• umbra
• shadow
• astronomy
• space
• telescope
• astrophotography
• astrophoto
• nikon

[HiggyB61]

hi great vid! got a question for u if thats ok,

when doing prime focus astrophotography i can not use the lcd screen on the dslr to focus as it is blank,no image,the image only displays after it has been taken, is that normal? thanx

[Arkalius80]

@HiggyB61 If you're talking about the live view function, it takes only very short exposures to continually update the screen. You'll only see bright things there like bright stars or planets. The exposure on the live view isn't nearly long enough to see faint objects. It does help a lot with focussing though. You can aim at a bright star and use the live view to help you to get sharp focus on that star.

[HiggyB61]

@Arkalius80 thanx for ur quick reply!

yes im talking about live view, when i was taking images of the moon (u can see them in my chanel)

there was nothing on the live view or the computer when the camera was connected to the telescope so i had to take an image then try to focus the scope,had to do it a few time to get the moon in focus that way.

i thought originally that when i connect the camera to the scope id be able to focus first in live view then take the image, so am i doing wrong?

[Arkalius80]

@HiggyB61 I'm not sure I'm fully understanding what the problem is... Are you saying you had the scope pointed at the moon, then attached the camera, and then saw nothing upon turning on live view? Keep in mind that the proper focus for the camera is usually very different from what it is when using the scope visually, so it may have just been that the moon was so out of focus you saw nothing but a blur... Usually you get general focus in the viewfinder before using the live view.

[iamfuyu]

I better not miss nonight's lunar ecliose....the next one won't show until December 10.

[Arkalius80]

@iamfuyu You already missed it, sorry to say.

[Arkalius80]

@QuincysRcool I know how you feel. The last total lunar eclipse we've had was Feb 2008, and that was clouded out here. There was a partial one earlier this year in June which was clouded out here. Now there's this one, perfectly timed for west-coast viewing, right at the winter solstice so it's as high in the sky as it can be, and it's overcast for at least 300 miles in every direction. There won't be another total lunar eclipse fully visible in the US until 2014. I'm extremely disappointed.

[ACULTURE0]

Wonderful viewing...

[HiggyB61]

@Arkalius80 yes the scope was pointed at the moon when i put the camera on it & i couldnt see anything in live view until i took the pic then the camera gave me a preview of it, the moon wasnt out of focus too much,i have an 8" reflector so when looking at the moon with an eye piece it just fits in so there is enough light to see but dont see when camera is attached. how would u focus when taking a pic of the moon when doing prime focus astrophotography?

[Flyh4everBostick]

It's so beautiful

[Druidly]

@Druidly I actually live in Maine, there will be visible partial eclipses before that though

[iamfuyu]

@Arkalius80 DAAAAAMMMMMNNNNNNN IIIIIIITTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!  DX{

[etemon4]

FUCK I WOKE UP TO LATE!!