Lunar Eclipse from Germany

[EXA1a]

Hi,

here is the Lunar Eclipse from Germany:
http://www.bidencap.de/Eclipse_2_20_MEZ.jpg
Was pretty cold though but paid off.

--Jens--

[EXA1a]

Forgot the technical details:

EOS 300D
WB daylight
ISO 400
Sigma Mirror Lens 600mm/f8
(20 years old, FD mount with mechanical adaptor to EF bayonet)
f8/1sec
IR Remote Control RC-1
Tripod

[agit-prop]

WOW!

Very nice shot!

Much better than mine.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=20003

I must get sharper lenses

[Jon Borcik]

It is pretty cloudy, but I got a couple of pics here on the U.S. East inbetween the small cracks in the clouds. The coud cover (blanket) was disappointing! :(

[sparty314]

Here's my attempt from Michigan:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bearss/eclipse.jpg

[Silverman]

What do i need attached to my camera (g3 borrowed)
to shoot pictures like that? teleconverter?

Thanks

Silverman

[sparty314]

A teleconverter with a long lens might get you started. However, I took my images with my 10D attached to my Meade ETX90 telescope. There, the scope acts like a 1280 mm f/13.8 lense (if I remember correctly). Plus the 1.6 crop factor...that makes a little more than 2000 mm equivalent. The hardest part about shooting with a telescope is focusing--the image is very dim in the viewfinder, and the small screen on the camera doesn't help much either!

I have tried (with poor results) attaching a 2x teleconver to the telescope as well.

[scollins]

Nice shot from Germany. We had a slightly clouded view here in Seattle. Thanks for posting.

[agit-prop]

I have a very handy focussing tip for manual focus through a telescope. Make a Hartman mask. A Hartman mask is basically a lens cap that has 2 or 3 holes cut in it around it's circumference. It doesn't have to be anything special either. You can take the lid from a margerine container or something similar and cut 3 holes into it and then spraypaint it black.

To focus you point the scope at the brightest star you can find. When the scope is out of focus the mask will project 3 images of the star in the viewfinder. As you bring the image into focus the 3 images will merge into a single discrete star.

http://velatron.com/dca/articles/focus/

This is a good overview of Hartman mask use.

[Canuck]

Wish I could have seen it here in the UK! It was 9 kinds of too cloudy and where was the moon? There was nothing, even a trace thru the clouds most of the night Sat/Sun. Oh well.