1 eclipse 2 moons by cruiser

1 eclipse 2 moons

out moon chasing tonight like hundreds of others. Bit too late to catch the redness and just got the last bit of the shadow. Didnt have the skill to capture the craters or probably the right equipment but love this spooky blue moon that appeared. Can someone explain how this effect happens?
How have you done this photo? Once in a blue moon
April 15th, 2014  
I'm interested to know how you did this too.
April 15th, 2014  
Wow very impressive!
April 15th, 2014  
Interesting. Let's see if someone has an explanation?!
April 15th, 2014  
Wow Chris. Phantom planet!
April 15th, 2014  
The green-blue moon looks like the Earth. Did you take this from outer space?
April 15th, 2014  
@teiko it looks a bit like that doesnt it. I can assure you my feet were firmly on planet earth. We got in the car and rushed to a higher place (we live in a valley) and I was disappointed that the eclipse was nearly over. What I captured however was quite amazing but I think my camera did all the work
April 15th, 2014  
DeLightful!
April 15th, 2014  
@teiko That's what I thought! @cruiser Great shot. Makes me think of classic sci fi novels :)
April 15th, 2014  
Stunning !!
April 15th, 2014  
Inspite of the lack of equipment the shot is precious! I got to see it coz you captured it.
April 16th, 2014  
Interesting capture!
April 16th, 2014  
@whatsfordessert thankyou but I still dont know where the blue moon came from
April 16th, 2014  
@anjalikoli thankyou Anjali. Glad to show you. Just would like to know where the blue moon came from. It wasnt visible to the naked eye.
April 16th, 2014  
@joemuli thankyou. would love to know how I created the extra blue moon. It would have been great if I had captured the moon when it was red and then the blue one next to it but I rather like how only a bit is red
April 16th, 2014  
@deu49097 thankyou Dawn. still no clues as to how the blue moon appeared
April 16th, 2014  
@anainalens i wonder if there were any reports of UFO's last night!
April 16th, 2014  
@padders still no clues as to where the blue moon came from
April 16th, 2014  
@pennystot thankyou I was excited to see it. wish I know how the blue moon was captured too
April 16th, 2014  
Must be two shots stitched?
April 16th, 2014  
@anjalikoli no its not. its sooc. so its a mystery to me
April 16th, 2014  
This is so special.
April 16th, 2014  
@yaorenliu thankyou Yao. its a bit magical isnt it
April 16th, 2014  
I'm curious to know, but sorry I can't help! Still a great capture of the luna eclipse Chris! You had a better view than me, sadly we had a sky full of clouds!
April 16th, 2014  
@lilminimonka thankyou Brianna. I am happy with my pic. There's another one this year so we can all try again.
April 16th, 2014  
@cruiser I'll be prepared for it! Let's hope that it isn't another cloudy day! Do you know the actual date for it?
April 16th, 2014  
@lilminimonka http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/04/15/3985839.htm
try this link. weather may be better in October
April 16th, 2014  
I responded on Sierra's thread, but essentially this is lens flare. The moon's highly overexposed, and you got flare similar to pointing the camera into the sun. The color tone of the moon was red at the time, so your flare was the inverse - a bluish green.

For this phase of the moon, using the ISO 400 you had set, the proper exposure would be f/8 @ 1/125. To keep the noise to a minimum, though, I'd have used ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/60.
April 17th, 2014  
@kannafoot thankyou so much Ron. I am just a beginner with my camera and I really appreciate your help.
April 17th, 2014  
@cruiser Anytime, Chris! The moon's a tricky subject. The high contrast with the night sky does a great job of fooling our in-camera sensors.
April 17th, 2014  
Nice job, Chris. Thanks for the kind comment on my Crane Fly.
April 17th, 2014  
Very cool, and a bit spooky. the one on the left looks like an eyeball.
April 17th, 2014  
Great shot of the Moon and its evil twin :)
April 17th, 2014  
@alia_801 thanks. very sci fi isnt it
April 17th, 2014  
@veronicabobonica thanks for looking and your comment
April 17th, 2014  
@kiwiniknak thanks. yes now you mention it, it does look like an eyeball
April 17th, 2014  
奇观wonders
April 17th, 2014  
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