OK well Australia was going to experience the shortest eclipse of the moon of the 21st century.
So I set up up my camera on a tripod with the longest lens I have (150mm) to try and catch the "blood moon" that the media were jumping up and down about...(when the sun, moon and earth align, and that redish colour is due to the sunlight scattering the earth's atmosphere: the more pollution the redder the moon)
The total eclipse had a very narrow window: between 9.58 and 10.33 pm so I had to be quick.
But problems finding that moon!. Eastern Australia, particularly Sydney and most of Queensland were rained out. And here in Adelaide the night was mild but with widespread cloud, so it was only a matter of a few seconds when the partial eclipse appeared between clouds. The full eclipse was never visible.
Here's my rather sorry, blurred effort when I got the chance:
Here,s what a more professional photo had produced in Melbourne:
Anyway they tell us there will not be another full moon eclipse until 2018, so at least I can say I photographed it now...Hah!
Andrew
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So I set up up my camera on a tripod with the longest lens I have (150mm) to try and catch the "blood moon" that the media were jumping up and down about...(when the sun, moon and earth align, and that redish colour is due to the sunlight scattering the earth's atmosphere: the more pollution the redder the moon)
The total eclipse had a very narrow window: between 9.58 and 10.33 pm so I had to be quick.
But problems finding that moon!. Eastern Australia, particularly Sydney and most of Queensland were rained out. And here in Adelaide the night was mild but with widespread cloud, so it was only a matter of a few seconds when the partial eclipse appeared between clouds. The full eclipse was never visible.
Here's my rather sorry, blurred effort when I got the chance:
Here,s what a more professional photo had produced in Melbourne:
Anyway they tell us there will not be another full moon eclipse until 2018, so at least I can say I photographed it now...Hah!
Andrew
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