Well I am starting an Eclipse watch for tonight... about 3 hours to go until the full eclipse... but we have clouds and snow right now!!! Arge... anyone with better luck?
I have no idea what the weather is gonna be like at 1 30 in the morning, but I don't care. I plan to stand up late as needed to attempt to get a photo I like!
I'm in florida and it's nothing but clear skies...the full brunt of it is said to appear around 3am. my mum said she would wake me up to take photos! ^_^
I am in California so it will be just after midnight here but I am going to try for it! We have had clouds off and on all day but they keep shifting and allowing me to get shots so I am keeping my fingers crossed. My picture for today is actually from this evening with the full moon. So pretty!
Skies are clear here. I have the telescope set up outside allowing the mirrors and tube to acclimate to the cold. If all goes well and the skies stay like they are and (and this is the big "and") I can stay awake to 2:40~AM I should be able to get a shot or two through the tube. This is the first total Lunar eclipse on the Winter Solstice in over 300 years, so it is a big deal to me.
Nope I litterally yelled out loud at the sky because I was so frusterated. We are also supposed to get a meteor shower? But the sky is so cloudy I can't see anything!
Super mad!
Here (in Toronto) it's clear skies (only ~2 cm of snow this month -.-) but unfortunately I can't see the moon anywhere in my house.
It's -10C outside and I'm a bit sick, so I'd rather not head out.
I'm actually really upset :(
I hope some people on here get some awesome shots! I can't wait to see them, super jealous!
Clear and cold in Richmond, VA. at midnight. I think I can make it to 1:30 but doubt I'd be able to tough it out to the maximum eclipse at 3 AM. Just wish I had a better lens for moon shots.
I'm in southern California, and it's been pouring rain all day, with lots of clouds. The news is saying that the weather is llikely to ruin our view, too. I'm totally bummed! My husband bought me a zoom lens for Christmas and gave it to me early so I could get photos, and now Mother Nature is going to foil my plan. Talk about disappointed. I'm staying awake to try, though. Good luck everyone!
Weather looks promising in Idaho but alas, all I have is a point & shoot. Won't do much good for this event so I'll have to save the photos in my mind.
This does work... just set the binoculars to near infinity... and a few tries with the P&S and you can get something... easier if you can over right the full auto settings as they will tend to blow out the details... but heck... worth a try...
jordan, i'll have a perfect veiw for around 13 minutes in around an hour here in brisbane, and have no idea how to take the perfect photo :-// grr i just know this is gonna be a let down for me :(
@taidster Don't trust the automatic settings... take test shots... I have variable cloud cover so my numbers are all over the map... but it will take less light than you think... good luck... remember to keep shutter speed around length... ie 1/250 for 250mm lens...
clear skies and happening in about 15min but too exhausted after zombie critter (and 7 teens for a 2 day b'day party/sleepover) to even head down the road 5 min to take pix ... now that's just NOT me ... so tired my eyes are sore. maybe to bed early and a fill pic me thinks ...
these are the two best shots i got, i didn't get to a good vantage point to get it at "full" even though it was visible from Brisbane, bummer, but here they are:
You are so lucky!!! We had clouds and I wasn't able to get a clear shot but I did get these early into the eclipse. After this nothing. The moon was not visible at all. I'm happy to have gotten anything at all to mark this occasion. Yay!!!!
We had a picnic at the beach to wait for the arrival of the moon. But ... we fell asleep. I got a shot, which I'll post later. But this is our "welcome eclipse/first day of Winter picnic."
@amyhughes@icywarm Thank you so much! It was tricky figuring out the best way to do it since I don't have a remote, etc but I ended up setting up my tripod and framing the shot and then setting the timer. I had a ton of throw away shots due to camera shake from the wind or shifting clouds but I did get a couple of nice ones. I wanted to get one posted right away so I loaded this one before I went to bed but I will go through the rest tonight. =D
I got some shots, but I was half asleep, barefooted, and not too coherent. Something was lose on my tripod because there was some slight movement, even though I used the timer.
My before pics are great, and I have some cool moonset ones. The one of the eclipse are just blah. OH well. I'll be better at this by the time the next one rolls around. I'll post some after work.
@jeseniab well done... I see you have the same shrinking moon illusion that I had... it looks like you started using a smaller and smaller lens... but I think it is just because you don't see the whole moon in the round... just like the moon looks bigger closer to earth vs up high with nothing to compare to it physically...
We had clouds just on the horizon here in south east queensland, still was able to see the very very end of it just before 8pm. A bit breezy on the beach, but warm enough with a sweatshirt.
Clouds made it a bit difficult to get the focus, as did leaving my glasses in the car (oops!)
@gingersanders scotch... great scott... That's what I was missing!!! would have been way more interesting... maybe drink a cheap one... and with every photo mix the scotch to water in relation to the moon... half gone... half water...
I am so sad I missed it!!! I hav e a 3 month old and I just had to go to bed. I never know what nights she is going to sleep. haha All of your photos are just amazing! Great job y'all!
It was a really cold night so that foiled my plans to take pictures. That and the hustle and bustle of Christmas never seems to leave enough time to get everything done. I guess that's why the stores here are open 24/7 during the month of December. Anyways, didn't get a picture of the latest eclipse but here's one from June 26, 2010.
Since we have lunatics, no wait not the right term, moonatics, ok people that like the moon here can someone refresh my memory on what the impact crater that has a spray across the moon is called? I cant remember from my astronomy courses half a life ago if it has a name. Lately I've just been calling it the navel since it reminds me of the segments and navel of an orange >.>
Anyway, the 'navel' I've noticed is in different locations between my north america photo and my southern hemisphere photo. For instance in the photo @ronnie posted you can see it in the lower left, and if you scroll back up to my haze covered photo you can see it in the upper right (if you squint).
I know the moon is in a locked orbit with us but does that also impact the direction the eclipse appears to us?
Pardon my stupidity I've only had half a cup of tea so far this morning *lol*
@neda yes... directionality is import... look at a picture of a face about 2 M away... now bend side ways or tilt your head... consider how you see the face now... now stand on your head... how does the face look now... since all the aussies stand on their heads on the other side of a round object... everything is upside down... if you are in the middle some place you are sideways... ect...
these are great photos! I was so bummed that I could not witness the eclipse. We were completely cloud covered (and snowing, if I remember right). I've missed all the major sky stuff this year. :0( But I knew the 365 friends would have evidence of how awesome it was.
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Skies are clearing here... I just handheld shot at 400mm to trouble... 1hr 30min!!!
Super mad!
It's -10C outside and I'm a bit sick, so I'd rather not head out.
I'm actually really upset :(
I hope some people on here get some awesome shots! I can't wait to see them, super jealous!
This does work... just set the binoculars to near infinity... and a few tries with the P&S and you can get something... easier if you can over right the full auto settings as they will tend to blow out the details... but heck... worth a try...
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=316457&id=713470934&l=845cf9db49
not hi-res... but you can see the shadow in the lower left!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7811005&l=b10977d159&id=713470934
Enjoy and ra ra ra ....
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My before pics are great, and I have some cool moonset ones. The one of the eclipse are just blah. OH well. I'll be better at this by the time the next one rolls around. I'll post some after work.
Clouds made it a bit difficult to get the focus, as did leaving my glasses in the car (oops!)
Here it is as the shadow is leaving
Sadly I didn't see a thing, sky was completely covered by clouds :(
@ronnie that is interesting how the shadow is top down vs left right
Anyway, the 'navel' I've noticed is in different locations between my north america photo and my southern hemisphere photo. For instance in the photo @ronnie posted you can see it in the lower left, and if you scroll back up to my haze covered photo you can see it in the upper right (if you squint).
I know the moon is in a locked orbit with us but does that also impact the direction the eclipse appears to us?
Pardon my stupidity I've only had half a cup of tea so far this morning *lol*
@paulcleveland I love this shot. I keep going back and looking at it. I think it's my favorite eclipse shot.
Of course since I'm an american I do get funny looks sometimes down here ;)
Thanks for sharing!