Re: Lunar Eclipse

2014-04-15 Thread P.J. Alling
As others have noted weather in Northeast is miserable early spring. Starting with Cloudy last night cold rain today. I can expect this whenever there's an interesting astronomical event. On 4/14/2014 5:27 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Anyone going to try to photograph the lunar eclipse

Re: Lunar Eclipse

2014-04-15 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks to all who looked and all who commented. I had a little more time to massage the image over my lunch break. I think this is a bit of an improvement, but you be the judge: Original: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/13871717785/ Improved? :

Re: Lunar Eclipse

2014-04-15 Thread steve harley
on 2014-04-15 10:28 Ann Sanfedele wrote Well I say good job! How beautiful it is - staying up until 2 am would have been easy for me but we had solid cloud cover in the Big Apple :-( Foggy and drizzly now - storm coming.. i just popped out onto my bedroom balcony at twoish (a.m., MST) and

Re: Lunar Eclipse

2014-04-15 Thread P.J. Alling
I'm seeing a lot more digital noise in the black of space here. On 4/15/2014 2:41 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Thanks to all who looked and all who commented. I had a little more time to massage the image over my lunch break. I think this is a bit of an improvement, but you be the judge: Original:

Re: Lunar Eclipse

2014-04-15 Thread Darren Addy
You are right P.J. Thanks for pointing that out. That's what I get for working on a dusty monitor. Wiped the dust away and I could clearly see it. DOH! Back to the drawing board. On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 1:54 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm seeing a lot more digital noise

Lunar Eclipse

2014-04-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Anyone going to try to photograph the lunar eclipse tonight? It will be a bust in the eastern part of the US, but should be beautiful out west: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/04/14/total-lunar-eclipse-to-reveal-blood-moon-in-night-sky/ Damn, I wish I could be in Maui tonight. The Kihei

Re: Lunar Eclipse

2014-04-14 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Anyone going to try to photograph the lunar eclipse tonight? It will be a bust in the eastern part of the US, but should be beautiful out west: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/04/14/total-lunar-eclipse-to-reveal-blood-moon-in-night-sky

OT: Lunar Eclipse down-under

2011-06-15 Thread John Sessoms
Not visible from the U.S. Hope the weather is good for PDMLers in Africa, Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent, S.E. Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia Western Australia. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3704 - Release Date:

Re: OT: Lunar Eclipse down-under

2011-06-15 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:25 -0400, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Not visible from the U.S. Hope the weather is good for PDMLers in Africa, Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent, S.E. Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia Western Australia. Geez - they kept that one quiet. I didn't know it was

Re: A Fine Lunar Eclipse, and a Good Time had by All

2010-12-22 Thread David Mann
was far more interested in watching the stunning sunset. Plus I saw the lunar eclipse in 2007. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: VESO 2010 - lunar eclipse - GDG

2010-12-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Thanks. I missed to as well. On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Here's a little video composite showing the last 15-20 minutes or so of the eclipse from my patio:  http://gallery.me.com/godders#100204 (In testing with different browsers, FireFox

Re: VESO 2010 - lunar eclipse - GDG

2010-12-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Make that missed it as well. Truly, my typing is a diminishing resource. On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks.  I missed to as well. On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: Here's a little video composite showing

A Fine Lunar Eclipse, and a Good Time had by All

2010-12-21 Thread Michael Beacom
The University of Maryland Observatory was opened this morning for the lunar eclipse- so I nipped over there, just in time for totality. Reasonably dark, a good view of the moon, and very thin clouds made viewing a pleasure. Sorry, I didn't take my camera. Bad move- since there were

A Fine Lunar Eclipse, and a Good Time had by All

2010-12-21 Thread Michael Beacom
The University of Maryland Observatory was opened this morning for the lunar eclipse- so I nipped over there, just in time for totality. Reasonably dark, a good view of the moon, and very thin clouds made viewing a pleasure. Sorry, I didn't take my camera. Bad move- since there were

Re: A Fine Lunar Eclipse, and a Good Time had by All

2010-12-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Michael Beacom wrote: The University of Maryland Observatory was opened this morning for the lunar eclipse- so I nipped over there, just in time for totality. Reasonably dark, a good view of the moon, and very thin clouds made viewing a pleasure. Sorry, I didn't take my camera. Bad move

Re: A Fine Lunar Eclipse, and a Good Time had by All

2010-12-21 Thread Darren Addy
The squeeze box player was heard to say I don't do jigs OFF with his head, then. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

RE: A Fine Lunar Eclipse, and a Good Time had by All

2010-12-21 Thread Bob W
The University of Maryland Observatory was opened this morning for the lunar eclipse- so I nipped over there, just in time for totality. Reasonably dark, a good view of the moon, and very thin clouds made viewing a pleasure. Sorry, I didn't take my camera. Bad move- since there were Morris

VESO 2010 - lunar eclipse - GDG

2010-12-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Here's a little video composite showing the last 15-20 minutes or so of the eclipse from my patio: http://gallery.me.com/godders#100204 (In testing with different browsers, FireFox played it immediately. Safari had to have its caches cleared, quit and restart, then it played it properly.)

Re: VESO 2010 - lunar eclipse - GDG

2010-12-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Here's a little video composite showing the last 15-20 minutes or so of the eclipse from my patio: http://gallery.me.com/godders#100204 (In testing with different browsers, FireFox played it immediately. Safari had to have its caches cleared, quit and restart, then

Re: VESO 2010 - lunar eclipse - GDG

2010-12-21 Thread Jim King
Ann Sanfedele wrote on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:11:38 -0800 I don't have quick time so couldn't watch - I do have the latest version of Firefox. sigh Ann, there is a version of FireFox for Windows. It's a free download at the Apple.com site: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Regards,

Re: VESO 2010 - lunar eclipse - GDG

2010-12-21 Thread Christine Aguila
; SeePhoto Talk seeph...@micapeak.com; BAPhotoShooters baphotoshoot...@yahoogroups.com; PDML List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:14 PM Subject: VESO 2010 - lunar eclipse - GDG Here's a little video composite showing the last 15-20 minutes or so of the eclipse from my patio: http

Re: A Fine Lunar Eclipse, and a Good Time had by All

2010-12-21 Thread Christine Aguila
Sounds good, but next time take your camera! :-) Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Michael Beacom mbea...@mac.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net; howardas...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2:34 AM Subject: A Fine Lunar Eclipse, and a Good

Re: PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite

2008-02-24 Thread Cotty
On 23/02/08, Walter Hamler, discombobulated, unleashed: This is my first attempt at one of these composites. My son had to help me but now I think I could do it by myself. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Compositeweb.jpg Ooooh. Nice, if cheesy. -- Cheers, Cotty

Re: PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite

2008-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
Different, but i like it. By composite, do you mean cut and paste into PS etc, or did you do this with the multy exposure mode. Dave On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is my first attempt at one of these composites. My son had to help me but now I

Re: PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite

2008-02-24 Thread Walter Hamler
Dave, it is a cut and paste. I need a lot more practice with PS, in the Layers area in particular. Walt On 2/24/08, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Different, but i like it. By composite, do you mean cut and paste into PS etc, or did you do this with the multy exposure mode. Dave

Re: PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite

2008-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 6:53 AM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave, it is a cut and paste. I need a lot more practice with PS, in the Layers area in particular. As do i.:-) Dave Walt On 2/24/08, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Different, but i like it. By

Re: PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite

2008-02-24 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 23, 2008, at 20:46, Walter Hamler wrote: This is my first attempt at one of these composites. My son had to help me but now I think I could do it by myself. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Compositeweb.jpg That's fun - I like it! -Charles -- Charles Robinson -

Re: Lunar Eclipse Composite

2008-02-24 Thread Christine Aguila
: PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite This is my first attempt at one of these composites. My son had to help me but now I think I could do it by myself. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Compositeweb.jpg Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: Lunar Eclipse Composite

2008-02-24 Thread Walter Hamler
-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:46 PM Subject: PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite This is my first attempt at one of these composites. My son had to help me but now I think I could do it by myself. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker

PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite

2008-02-23 Thread Walter Hamler
This is my first attempt at one of these composites. My son had to help me but now I think I could do it by myself. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Compositeweb.jpg Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO: Lunar Eclipse Composite

2008-02-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 23, 2008, at 6:46 PM, Walter Hamler wrote: This is my first attempt at one of these composites. My son had to help me but now I think I could do it by myself. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/Compositeweb.jpg Now that's pretty wacky! :-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-22 Thread David J Brooks
Thats a good one Stan. Dave On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's my contribution... http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p612914030/?photo=h350883AE#889750446 K10D, FA*-200/4 macro stan On Feb 20, 2008, at 11:29 PM, William Robb wrote: Great

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-22 Thread Ken Waller
Nice capture. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture Here's my contribution... http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p612914030/?photo=h350883AE#889750446 K10D, FA*-200/4 macro stan

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Cotty
On 20/2/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Technical: K10, ISO 400 A600/5.6 at f6.3 for 1/4 second Processed with Kodak Digital Gem for noise reduction. Lovely shot Bill. You have an eye for heavenly bodies. -- Cheers,

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent, Bill. The thought of trying to shoot the eclipse came to me for about a second last night. The outdoor temperature chased it immediately. You are a brave man. Paul On Feb 21, 2008, at 12:29 AM, William Robb wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread David J Brooks
Good one Bill. I shot to about 7/8 covered, but i didi not see that redness here, so i went to bed.:-0 Dave On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:29 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off.

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Mat Maessen
On 2/21/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Very nice, Bill. My fingers were falling off too. Not as good as yours, but my

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Scott Loveless
William Robb wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off. I hate it when that happens. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Technical: K10, ISO 400 A600/5.6 at f6.3 for 1/4 second Processed with Kodak

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:29 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Great shot! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Ken Waller
Nice capture. A little earlier than when I viewed it. Is this full frame? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Lunar Eclipse Picture Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Excellent! We had clouds for the entire duration of the eclipse. Of course, later on, after it was over, we had clear skies. Grrr. Yeah, I was all set up with 400/5.6 + 2x, but throughout the totality we were also overcast in totality. I got a couple minute window about halfway

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Igor Roshchin
Mat Maessen wrote: On 2/21/08, William Robb warobb at gmail.com wrote: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html http://www.matoe.org/gallery2/v/tomatoe/testscans/IMGP2162.jpg.html Both are very nice photos! Thanks for sharing! Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Very nice! G On Feb 20, 2008, at 9:29 PM, William Robb wrote: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Technical: K10, ISO 400 A600/5.6 at f6.3 for 1/4 second -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Ken Waller Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture Nice capture. A little earlier than when I viewed it. Is this full frame? Probably closer to 50% of the frame. I have the 1.4x-L converter, but I haven't yet been able to make a sharp photo using

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Walter Hamler
Nice one Bill. I too got some shots through a telescope. Here is one from the mid point of the eclipse from here in central FL. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/_IGP5472.jpg Walt On 2/21/08, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out.

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread John Graves
Where can I find the requisite adapters to mount my camera to my scope? I have one of the smaller reflectors but it seems worth a try if the adapters don't cost moer than the telescope. John Graves WA1JG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Walter Hamler wrote: Nice one Bill. I too got some shots through

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Graves Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture Where can I find the requisite adapters to mount my camera to my scope? I have one of the smaller reflectors but it seems worth a try if the adapters don't cost moer than the telescope. Tom Cakalic

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Walter Hamler Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture Nice one Bill. I too got some shots through a telescope. Here is one from the mid point of the eclipse from here in central FL. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/_IGP5472.jpg Good one

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Ken Waller
Also a nice capture. I thought about trying to capture it with my 600 either the 1.4X-L or 2.0 X-L but it was in the single digits I wanted to keep my fingers. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lunar

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Walter Hamler
John, check out http://www.telescope.com They sell adapters for 1.25 and 2 focusers that use t-mount adapters to attach a camera to a scope. If you have a refractor reaching focus should not be a problem. A reflector might offer problems in that there may not be enough infocus travel to reach

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Bertil Holmberg
Beautiful eclipse photos, everyone! I had a fine full moon over my balcony earlier in the evening and took this photo with my smc PENTAX-M 1:4 200mm plus Jessops 2x teleconverter. Not too bad with this simple setup, I think. http://mac.tidings.nu/PinkyPentax/Images/Pentax/Various/Moon.jpg I

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 21, 2008, at 5:11, Paul Stenquist wrote: Excellent, Bill. The thought of trying to shoot the eclipse came to me for about a second last night. The outdoor temperature chased it immediately. You are a brave man. I tried it, but was using such a sucky lens that the results are not

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Charles Robinson Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture On Feb 21, 2008, at 5:11, Paul Stenquist wrote: Excellent, Bill. The thought of trying to shoot the eclipse came to me for about a second last night. The outdoor temperature chased it immediately. You

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-21 Thread Stan Halpin
Here's my contribution... http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p612914030/?photo=h350883AE#889750446 K10D, FA*-200/4 macro stan On Feb 20, 2008, at 11:29 PM, William Robb wrote: Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off.

Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-20 Thread William Robb
Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Technical: K10, ISO 400 A600/5.6 at f6.3 for 1/4 second Processed with Kodak Digital Gem for noise reduction. William Robb --

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very nice, indeed! -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 9:29:51 PM, you wrote: WR Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was WR the last shot before my fingers fell WR off. WR http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html WR Technical: WR K10,

Re: Lunar Eclipse Picture

2008-02-20 Thread Christine Aguila
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:29 PM Subject: Lunar Eclipse Picture Great conditions, though perhaps a bit nippy out. This was the last shot before my fingers fell off. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/new/eclipse.html Technical: K10, ISO 400 A600/5.6 at f6.3 for 1/4 second

Re: OT: A Total Lunar Eclipse Over North Carolina

2007-08-27 Thread David Mann
On Aug 27, 2007, at 12:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070826.html I'm planning to be out watching a lunar eclipse this time tomorrow. I can put money on cloudy weather... - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: OT: A Total Lunar Eclipse Over North Carolina

2007-08-27 Thread David Savage
I hope the sky here is clear tomorrow. Cheers, Dave On 8/27/07, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 27, 2007, at 12:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070826.html I'm planning to be out watching a lunar eclipse this time tomorrow. I can put money

OT: A Total Lunar Eclipse Over North Carolina

2007-08-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070826.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

OT: Time-lapse ohoto of lunar eclipse

2004-11-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
There is an interesting phot of the recent lunar eclipse on the Astronomy Picture of the Day page for Nov3, 2004: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-29 Thread Herb Chong
: Re: Lunar Eclipse under way! What are you guys shooting at? f/1.4 with a 10,000mm lens? For an example with the 135mm f4.7 on the Graphic set to f/4.7 and infinity everything from 94 feet to the Andromeda Galaxy is in focus (I use that lens because it is one I have calculated). So if my focus

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-29 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, wendy beard wrote: http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/35618348 I discovered that I'm useless when it comes to manual focusing. It was cold out too so the camera was probably shivering :-s I think the Earth moved for you ;-) Kostas (maybe the moon too :-)

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-29 Thread Dario Bonazza
-known issue among astrophotographers. Please also read my previous message on this same topic. Dario - Original Message - From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 4:41 AM Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse under way! What are you guys shooting

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread wendy beard
--- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick 'n dirty: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/red_moon.jpg Cropped a bit. -- Mark Roberts Cool. Better than mine. My pic is well blurry. Could have been the equipment of course ;-) http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/35618348 I discovered

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Mark Roberts
wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick 'n dirty: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/red_moon.jpg Cropped a bit. Cool. Better than mine. My pic is well blurry. Could have been the equipment of course ;-)

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Graywolf
U..? Surely the moon is at infinity. I can not even begin to see how you could have a focus problem. Autofocus problem yes, focus no. -- Mark Roberts wrote: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick 'n dirty:

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Anders Hultman
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Graywolf wrote: Surely the moon is at infinity. I can not even begin to see how you could have a focus problem. Autofocus problem yes, focus no. Long lenses don't always are set to infinity at the end of the scale. If getting the moon in focus only had required to turn the

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Tom C
with me, at 300mm, I had to focus slightly nearer than infinity for the sharpest image. In the end I suspect I will be too embarrased to show anything. Tom C. From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse under way! Date: Thu, 28

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Tim Sherburne
Probably a little slack built into the lens to accommodate thermal expansion. t On 10/28/04 10:41, Anders Hultman wrote: On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Graywolf wrote: Surely the moon is at infinity. I can not even begin to see how you could have a focus problem. Autofocus problem yes, focus no.

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse under way! In the end I suspect I will be too embarrased to show anything. Not feeling well Tom? William Robb

Lunar Eclipse photos

2004-10-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
I took a stab at shooting last night. Used *istD, K 300/4 + 2x Kenko AF converter. Got several shots somewhat like Marks, though I don't think any are quite as sharp as the one he presented (nice shot Mark!). These two I rather liked. The first because the shadowed part of the moon is still

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Tom C
For me it was a wasted effort, other than I learned/was taught to member what I forgot for next time. Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse under way! Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:56:59 -0600 - Original

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Graywolf wrote: U..? Surely the moon is at infinity. I can not even begin to see how you could have a focus problem. Autofocus problem yes, focus no. actually, I THink when you are using big glass it ISNT at infinity - but I know it sounds odd. I did think it was camera shake or moon

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Caveman
NASA sez it's at the 238,855 miles mark. Ann Sanfedele wrote: actually, I THink when you are using big glass it ISNT at infinity - but I know it sounds odd.

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Graywolf
The stop may not be infinity but the mark should be. My Graphic focuses past infinity, that does not mean i can not set it there. Also anything between infinity and the hyperfocal distance should be sharp so you probably only have to be within a quarter turn of the focus ring. I notice in

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Graywolf
That would be infinity on any lens shorter than 393 miles in focal length. GRIN! -- Caveman wrote: NASA sez it's at the 238,855 miles mark. Ann Sanfedele wrote: actually, I THink when you are using big glass it ISNT at infinity - but I know it sounds odd. -- graywolf

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Dario Bonazza
Graywolf wrote: The stop may not be infinity but the mark should be. My Graphic focuses past infinity, that does not mean i can not set it there. Also anything between infinity and the hyperfocal distance should be sharp so you probably only have to be within a quarter turn of the focus ring.

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse under way! For me it was a wasted effort, other than I learned/was taught to member what I forgot for next time. At least you got to see it. It was so foggy here last night I could just about see across the street. William

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Herb Chong
: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:12 AM Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse under way! Better than mine. My pic is well blurry. Could have been the equipment of course ;-) http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/35618348

Re: Lunar Eclipse under way!

2004-10-28 Thread Herb Chong
the infinity mark isn't actually focused for an object at infinity except at a specific temperature. Herb - Original Message - From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:31 PM Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse under way! U..? Surely

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2004-10-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: U..? Surely the moon is at infinity. I can not even begin to see how you could have a focus problem. Autofocus problem yes, focus no. Nope. With big glass there's always some range beyond infinity to accommodate thermal expansion. -- Mark Roberts

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2004-10-28 Thread Amita Guha
THe Red Sox were amazing Note the 86 years since last win and the loss to the Mets in 1986 I hadn't thought of that. :) Queens girl that I am, I was rooting for the Mets the last time around... Manny said You make your own destination :) when he got the MVP Yeah, I caught that, thought it

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2004-10-28 Thread Graywolf
at a specific temperature. Herb - Original Message - From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:31 PM Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse under way! U..? Surely the moon is at infinity. I can not even begin to see how you could have a focus

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2004-10-28 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Amita Guha wrote: THe Red Sox were amazing Note the 86 years since last win and the loss to the Mets in 1986 I hadn't thought of that. :) Queens girl that I am, I was rooting for the Mets the last time around... I was doing the same -- MOOOKIE :) Manny said You make your own

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2004-10-28 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:41:32 +0200 (MEST), Anders Hultman wrote: Long lenses don't always are set to infinity at the end of the scale. When my Sigma 400/5.6 APO Macro is set at infinity, it has another 10* or so of rotation left (beyond infinity), at 65*F ambient temperature. It was dark so I

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2004-10-28 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:30:28 -0600, William Robb wrote: At least you got to see [the lunar eclipse]. It was so foggy here last night I could just about see across the street. It wasn't that bad here, but a 10/10 cover rolled in over my house just about the time that the eclipse reached

Lunar Eclipse Tonight

2004-10-27 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
For Details, see: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

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2004-10-27 Thread Tom C
. From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Lunar Eclipse Tonight Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:32:49 -0400 For Details, see: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

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2004-10-27 Thread Badri A
Hi, I think I'm going to try to shoot it too.. Moonrise here (California) is at 6 pm and totality is between 7.23 pm and 8.45 pm.. I guess I'll try to shoot the onset of totality when the moon is lower in the sky. It's cloudy here too, though, and there's a thunderstorm forecast - I hope that

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2004-10-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Badri A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I'm going to try to shoot it too.. Moonrise here (California) is at 6 pm and totality is between 7.23 pm and 8.45 pm.. I guess I'll try to shoot the onset of totality when the moon is lower in the sky. It's cloudy here too, though, and there's a

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2004-10-27 Thread Caveman
Mark Roberts wrote: (For once it's *not* cloudy in Pittsburgh! Who'da thunk?) Something's wrong. RUN !

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2004-10-27 Thread Tom C
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/lunar-eclipse.shtml Tom C. From: Badri A [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Lunar Eclipse Tonight Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:34:08 -0700 Hi, I think I'm going to try to shoot it too.. Moonrise here

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2004-10-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Absolutely clear skies and a great view of the moon from my bedroom window! ist-D, Sigma EX 300/2.8 and 2x teleconverter in operation here. :-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

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2004-10-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: Absolutely clear skies and a great view of the moon from my bedroom window! ist-D, Sigma EX 300/2.8 and 2x teleconverter in operation here. :-) ditto that but I do't think I can get a decent shot - hope you do mark (I keep running back and forth between the TV on the

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2004-10-27 Thread Badri A
Wish I had that luck! It's completely clouded over here and I can't even see the eclipse! I don't have a long tele, so I was planning to try multiple exposures using an old beat-up Yashica A TLR - well, maybe next time! Do show us what you get, Mark.. Badri On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:55:11

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2004-10-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Absolutely clear skies and a great view of the moon from my bedroom window! ist-D, Sigma EX 300/2.8 and 2x teleconverter in operation here. :-) ditto that but I do't think I can get a decent shot - hope you do mark (I keep running

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2004-10-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Quick 'n dirty: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/red_moon.jpg Cropped a bit. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

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2004-10-27 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: Quick 'n dirty: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/red_moon.jpg Cropped a bit. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com Thank you for sharing that! lovely! I watched it through binocs from the roof so beautiful! but I didnt ahve the glass to even

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2004-10-27 Thread Henri Toivonen
I went out with my SFX and the MX, loaded the SFX with my consumer grade Tokina 70-210 and my consumer grade 2x Vivitar teleconverter. I don't expect sharp pictures, I'll be happy as long as there's SOMETHING on that roll. Sheesh, I freezed my butt off out there, it was -2 and the time here is

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