Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
Yup. Posted a correction but I drew up the Earthlink server that SPAM Eating Monkey hates, so it bounced. On 1/31/2018 14:12, John Francis wrote: Nope - last night. I happened to wake up at 4:25, so I stepped outside to take a look. We had clear skies in San Jose, and from the deck outside the house I had an unobstructed view. Around half an hour later I stepped outside again; by that time the eclipse was total. The moon was still clearly visible, but yellowish. I didn't wait up for the next half hor, so I have no idea how red the moon ended up getting. On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 01:19:52PM -0500, John wrote: I think it's tonight (31 Jan). On 1/30/2018 21:57, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Is that tonight or tomorrow night? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM, John wrote: Total eclipse times in North America, according to EarthSky.org: Eastern standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 6:48 a.m. EST Total eclipse not visible; moon sets beforehand (Photographer's Ephemeris says Raleigh Moon-set is 8:02 a.m.) Central standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 5:48 a.m. EST Total eclipse begins: 6:52 a.m. CDT Moon sets before totality ends Mountain standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 4:48 a.m. MST Total eclipse begins: 5:52 a.m. MST Greatest eclipse: 6:30 a.m. MST Total eclipse ends: 7:08 a.m. MST Pacific standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 3:48 a.m. PST Total eclipse begins: 4:52 a.m. PST Greatest eclipse: 5:30 a.m. PST Total eclipse ends: 6:08 a.m. PST Hawaii-Aleutian standard time: Partial umbral eclipse begins: 1:48 a.m. HAST Total eclipse begins: 2:52 a.m. HAST Greatest eclipse: 3:30 a.m. HAST Total eclipse ends: 4:08 a.m. HAST On 1/30/2018 13:48, Ken Waller wrote: Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM which means brightening skis Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography Super Moon because it's close to perigee (appears about 7% larger). Blue Moon because it's the second full moon in the month of January. Blood Moon because it's going to be a total lunar eclipse. It's a fairly rare thing for all three to occur during the same full moon. The last time one was visible from North America was 150 years ago. I think we're supposed to be able to see the beginning of the eclipse from here on the east coast (of North America). http://www.ajc.com/news/world/first-blue-moon-total-lunar-ec lipse-150-years-coming-late-january/yXxui9lY8LUCqmdyD7MbtM/ https://tinyurl.com/ycrr3tqb -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
On 1/31/2018 16:32, Larry Colen wrote: John Coyle wrote: For the first time in weeks, we had 100% cloud cover! I went up on to our roof, 54 metres above sea level, and still could not see a thing. I guess I'm not likely to still be here for the next one, in 2037 :-( Lunar eclipses happen a couple times a year, and are visible from about half the planet. Are you sure the next one isn't until 2037? I'm guessing he means the next time a lunar eclipse will occur during a "Blue Moon" that is also a "Supermoon". The last time that combination occurred when the eclipse was visible from anywhere in the U.S. was 150 years ago. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
Thanks Dan. I'm not very happy with the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6 on the K-1 (nor on the K5), but it has fairly good length for a moon shot. Henk Op 2018-02-01 om 07:44 schreef Daniel J. Matyola: Nice image Henk! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 3:26 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: For W-Europe unfortunately no eclipse. All we have right now is a blue supermoon: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mxer/39299622064/in/dateposted/ Henk Op 2018-01-30 om 18:58 schreef John: -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
Nice image Henk! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 3:26 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: > For W-Europe unfortunately no eclipse. All we have right now is a blue > supermoon: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/mxer/39299622064/in/dateposted/ > > Henk > > Op 2018-01-30 om 18:58 schreef John: > >> Super Moon because it's close to perigee (appears about 7% larger). >> Blue Moon because it's the second full moon in the month of January. >> Blood Moon because it's going to be a total lunar eclipse. >> >> It's a fairly rare thing for all three to occur during the same full >> moon. The last time one was visible from North America was 150 years ago. >> >> I think we're supposed to be able to see the beginning of the eclipse >> from here on the east coast (of North America). >> >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
Cloud cover here. Paul > On Jan 31, 2018, at 7:51 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > battling this cold I work up more than the usual amount of times and when I > checked the clock and saw it was > about an hour before the time when it would be lowest and reddest I went to > the living room window .. the position of the moon at that point did show me > a bit of a pale yellow-orange look but I couldn't have viewed the best color > given building blockage as it dropped lower. But today it was really nice > to see some stunning shots taken here (on TV) when the local news came on. > > ann > >> On 1/31/2018 4:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> John Francis wrote: >>> Nope - last night. >>> >>> I happened to wake up at 4:25, so I stepped outside to take a look. >>> We had clear skies in San Jose, and from the deck outside the house >>> I had an unobstructed view. >> >> I woke up briefly at about 4:45, couldn't see the moon through the bathroom >> window. I decided that I didn't really want to get up after only a few hours >> sleep, so I went back to bed. >> >> >> > > > -- > 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. -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
battling this cold I work up more than the usual amount of times and when I checked the clock and saw it was about an hour before the time when it would be lowest and reddest I went to the living room window .. the position of the moon at that point did show me a bit of a pale yellow-orange look but I couldn't have viewed the best color given building blockage as it dropped lower. But today it was really nice to see some stunning shots taken here (on TV) when the local news came on. ann On 1/31/2018 4:09 PM, Larry Colen wrote: John Francis wrote: Nope - last night. I happened to wake up at 4:25, so I stepped outside to take a look. We had clear skies in San Jose, and from the deck outside the house I had an unobstructed view. I woke up briefly at about 4:45, couldn't see the moon through the bathroom window. I decided that I didn't really want to get up after only a few hours sleep, so I went back to bed. -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
According to my local news broadcast (usually fairly reliable) the next triple-hit will be in 2028, with another one coming in 2037. But maybe the 2028 one won't be visible from Australia. ` On Thu, Feb 01, 2018 at 08:41:02AM +1000, John Coyle wrote: > The one I mean, Larry, is the triple-hit - blue moon, super moon and total > eclipse! > > > John in Brisbane > > > > -Original Message- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen > Sent: Thursday, 1 February 2018 7:32 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography > > > > John Coyle wrote: > > For the first time in weeks, we had 100% cloud cover! I went up on to > > our roof, 54 metres above sea level, and still could not see a thing. > > I guess I'm not likely to still be here for the next one, in 2037 :-( > > Lunar eclipses happen a couple times a year, and are visible from about half > the planet. Are you > sure the next one isn't until 2037? > > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
The one I mean, Larry, is the triple-hit - blue moon, super moon and total eclipse! John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Thursday, 1 February 2018 7:32 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography John Coyle wrote: > For the first time in weeks, we had 100% cloud cover! I went up on to > our roof, 54 metres above sea level, and still could not see a thing. > I guess I'm not likely to still be here for the next one, in 2037 :-( Lunar eclipses happen a couple times a year, and are visible from about half the planet. Are you sure the next one isn't until 2037? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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. -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
John Coyle wrote: For the first time in weeks, we had 100% cloud cover! I went up on to our roof, 54 metres above sea level, and still could not see a thing. I guess I'm not likely to still be here for the next one, in 2037 :-( Lunar eclipses happen a couple times a year, and are visible from about half the planet. Are you sure the next one isn't until 2037? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
For the first time in weeks, we had 100% cloud cover! I went up on to our roof, 54 metres above sea level, and still could not see a thing. I guess I'm not likely to still be here for the next one, in 2037 :-( John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Igor PDML-StR Sent: Thursday, 1 February 2018 12:51 AM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography Mark, for you, with the sunrise at 6:59am, it was probably bad. But in Detroit, which is considerably west from you, the sunrise was at 7:47am. So, I'd say the partial eclipse (in "umbra") was probably still visible for Ken. (Ken, how was it?) In our neck of the woods, we had a very tight schedule: Moon's Azimuth Altitude h moo Moon enters umbra 2018 Jan 31 05:48.1 279.5 17.5 Moon enters totality 2018 Jan 31 06:51.4 286.5 4.8 Moonset2018 Jan 31 07:19 289.8 Sunrise: 7:17am The totality was starting when the moon was rather low, and would be obscured by the houses nearby. So, last night I thought of the observation point that is on the "hill" (it is very flat here, so, it is hard to find a real hill), and on the eastern side of the major highway (which doesn't go "high" in this area). So, there was a clear view to the moon as the totality was starting. The timing was perfect: we didn't have to wake up to early, just 10 minutes earlier than usually. We left from our house some 15 minutes prior to the time we usually leave for the school bus. We saw the onset of the totality, and then drove to the school. It was a very good timing for us. The sky was a bit bright because of the approaching sunrise, but overall, everything reasonably visible. No need for early rising and no school classes missed. Cheers, Igor Mark Roberts Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:36:56 -0800 wrote: Igor PDML-StR wrote: >Ken Waller Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:49:12 -0800 wrote: > >Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM >which means brightening skis > >You can find your eclipse phases times, e.g. here: >https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2018-january-31 >or here: >http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/LunarEclipse.php > >Note the altitude. I've just realized that we'll need to get to a hill >to see it... Well, since it's winter we'll presumably be able to descend the hill on our brightening skis. ;-) -- 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. -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
John Francis wrote: Nope - last night. I happened to wake up at 4:25, so I stepped outside to take a look. We had clear skies in San Jose, and from the deck outside the house I had an unobstructed view. I woke up briefly at about 4:45, couldn't see the moon through the bathroom window. I decided that I didn't really want to get up after only a few hours sleep, so I went back to bed. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography [traveling-with-tripod question]
Dan, you say > I used to bring a tripod with me, but with the tighter baggage regulations, > I gave it up a few years back, Not sure what baggage regulations you refer to. I used to remove the head from the legs, put my tripod inside my large suitcase. Larger suitcase than I needed, but anything for the tripod… Every single time, that suitcase was spotted and opened by TSA. And they often don’t do an acceptably neat repacking job. Someone on this list, one of the other relatively frequent travelers (Mark? Ken? Paul?) said “not to worry, just carry it with you.” So, with some trepidation, I did. And have continued to do. My Lowe camera backpack has straps designed to hold a tripod. Works well. My usual first flight from our small regional airport is on a CRJ-200 50 seater commuter jet. My camera backpack will not fit in the overhead. Surprisingly it does fit under the seat in front of me. So, once aboard, the tripod comes off the pack and into the overhead, the backpack goes under the seat, and off we go! I do take the ball head off the tripod to reduce the weight and bulk of the tripod; the head goes into the backpack. The backpack often gets a 2nd or 3rd look from the x-ray guy, but I can’t remember the last time anyone asked me to open the pack to inspect my gear. Stan > On Jan 29, 2018, at 6:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I heard there was going to be a "Blue Moon" on Jan 31, but ignored it, > because that is not a real astronomical event. I even heard something > about a lunar eclipse, but that didn't seen to apply to me. > > So, I am here, in the middle of the Pacific, and it suddenly dawns on me > that there will be a total eclipse of the moon, right over my head, in just > 36 hours, and I am totally unprepared. Of course, the weather is still a > problem, but I would hate to miss such an opportunity. > > I used to bring a tripod with me, but with the tighter baggage regulations, > I gave it up a few years back, first substituting a monopod and then one of > those 8' models that you can place on a table or wrap around a pole. This > year I have nothing. > > Had I given it some thought, I would have brought a prime lens, or even my > old 500 mm reflector lens with an adapter. > > What I have now is: > > GoPro > Pentax WG-3 gps > K-5 IIs > DA 1:4 12-24 ED AL [IF] > DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-135 mm ED AL [IF} DC WR > FA 1:2.8 !00 mm Macro > Tamron AF 75-300 1:4-5.6 LD Tele-Macro /1:3.9 > > My principal concern of course is the weather, then staying up late to see > the event. Assuming all goes well, any suggestions as to what might afford > to best opportunity to capture the eclipse? > > TIA, Dan > > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > -- > 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. -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
For W-Europe unfortunately no eclipse. All we have right now is a blue supermoon: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mxer/39299622064/in/dateposted/ Henk Op 2018-01-30 om 18:58 schreef John: Super Moon because it's close to perigee (appears about 7% larger). Blue Moon because it's the second full moon in the month of January. Blood Moon because it's going to be a total lunar eclipse. It's a fairly rare thing for all three to occur during the same full moon. The last time one was visible from North America was 150 years ago. I think we're supposed to be able to see the beginning of the eclipse from here on the east coast (of North America). -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
So, I'd say the partial eclipse (in "umbra") was probably still visible for Ken. (Ken, how was it?) Very comfortable and warm - I was asleep - I couldn't be botheed. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Igor PDML-StR" Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography Mark, for you, with the sunrise at 6:59am, it was probably bad. But in Detroit, which is considerably west from you, the sunrise was at 7:47am. So, I'd say the partial eclipse (in "umbra") was probably still visible for Ken. (Ken, how was it?) In our neck of the woods, we had a very tight schedule: Moon's Azimuth Altitude h moo Moon enters umbra 2018 Jan 31 05:48.1 279.5 17.5 Moon enters totality 2018 Jan 31 06:51.4 286.5 4.8 Moonset2018 Jan 31 07:19 289.8 Sunrise: 7:17am The totality was starting when the moon was rather low, and would be obscured by the houses nearby. So, last night I thought of the observation point that is on the "hill" (it is very flat here, so, it is hard to find a real hill), and on the eastern side of the major highway (which doesn't go "high" in this area). So, there was a clear view to the moon as the totality was starting. The timing was perfect: we didn't have to wake up to early, just 10 minutes earlier than usually. We left from our house some 15 minutes prior to the time we usually leave for the school bus. We saw the onset of the totality, and then drove to the school. It was a very good timing for us. The sky was a bit bright because of the approaching sunrise, but overall, everything reasonably visible. No need for early rising and no school classes missed. Cheers, Igor Mark Roberts Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:36:56 -0800 wrote: Igor PDML-StR wrote: Ken Waller Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:49:12 -0800 wrote: Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM which means brightening skis You can find your eclipse phases times, e.g. here: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2018-january-31 or here: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/LunarEclipse.php Note the altitude. I've just realized that we'll need to get to a hill to see it... Well, since it's winter we'll presumably be able to descend the hill on our brightening skis. ;-) -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
Nope - last night. I happened to wake up at 4:25, so I stepped outside to take a look. We had clear skies in San Jose, and from the deck outside the house I had an unobstructed view. Around half an hour later I stepped outside again; by that time the eclipse was total. The moon was still clearly visible, but yellowish. I didn't wait up for the next half hor, so I have no idea how red the moon ended up getting. On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 01:19:52PM -0500, John wrote: > I think it's tonight (31 Jan). > > On 1/30/2018 21:57, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Is that tonight or tomorrow night? > > > > > > Dan Matyola > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM, John wrote: > > > > > Total eclipse times in North America, according to EarthSky.org: > > > > > > Eastern standard time > > > Partial umbral eclipse begins: 6:48 a.m. EST > > > Total eclipse not visible; moon sets beforehand > > > (Photographer's Ephemeris says Raleigh Moon-set is 8:02 a.m.) > > > > > > Central standard time > > > Partial umbral eclipse begins: 5:48 a.m. EST > > > Total eclipse begins: 6:52 a.m. CDT > > > Moon sets before totality ends > > > > > > Mountain standard time > > > Partial umbral eclipse begins: 4:48 a.m. MST > > > Total eclipse begins: 5:52 a.m. MST > > > Greatest eclipse: 6:30 a.m. MST > > > Total eclipse ends: 7:08 a.m. MST > > > > > > Pacific standard time > > > Partial umbral eclipse begins: 3:48 a.m. PST > > > Total eclipse begins: 4:52 a.m. PST > > > Greatest eclipse: 5:30 a.m. PST > > > Total eclipse ends: 6:08 a.m. PST > > > > > > Hawaii-Aleutian standard time: > > > Partial umbral eclipse begins: 1:48 a.m. HAST > > > Total eclipse begins: 2:52 a.m. HAST > > > Greatest eclipse: 3:30 a.m. HAST > > > Total eclipse ends: 4:08 a.m. HAST > > > > > > > > > On 1/30/2018 13:48, Ken Waller wrote: > > > > > > > Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 > > > > AM > > > > which means brightening skis > > > > > > > >Kenneth Waller > > > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > > > > > > > - Original Message - > > > > > From: "John" > > > > > Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Super Moon because it's close to perigee (appears about 7% larger). > > > > > > Blue Moon because it's the second full moon in the month of January. > > > > > > Blood Moon because it's going to be a total lunar eclipse. > > > > > > > > > > > > It's a fairly rare thing for all three to occur during the same full > > > > > > moon. The last time one was visible from North America was 150 years > > > > > > ago. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think we're supposed to be able to see the beginning of the > > > > > > eclipse > > > > > > from here on the east coast (of North America). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.ajc.com/news/world/first-blue-moon-total-lunar-ec > > > lipse-150-years-coming-late-january/yXxui9lY8LUCqmdyD7MbtM/ > > > > > > https://tinyurl.com/ycrr3tqb > > > > > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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. -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
I think it's tonight (31 Jan). On 1/30/2018 21:57, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Is that tonight or tomorrow night? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM, John wrote: Total eclipse times in North America, according to EarthSky.org: Eastern standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 6:48 a.m. EST Total eclipse not visible; moon sets beforehand (Photographer's Ephemeris says Raleigh Moon-set is 8:02 a.m.) Central standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 5:48 a.m. EST Total eclipse begins: 6:52 a.m. CDT Moon sets before totality ends Mountain standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 4:48 a.m. MST Total eclipse begins: 5:52 a.m. MST Greatest eclipse: 6:30 a.m. MST Total eclipse ends: 7:08 a.m. MST Pacific standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 3:48 a.m. PST Total eclipse begins: 4:52 a.m. PST Greatest eclipse: 5:30 a.m. PST Total eclipse ends: 6:08 a.m. PST Hawaii-Aleutian standard time: Partial umbral eclipse begins: 1:48 a.m. HAST Total eclipse begins: 2:52 a.m. HAST Greatest eclipse: 3:30 a.m. HAST Total eclipse ends: 4:08 a.m. HAST On 1/30/2018 13:48, Ken Waller wrote: Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM which means brightening skis Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography Super Moon because it's close to perigee (appears about 7% larger). Blue Moon because it's the second full moon in the month of January. Blood Moon because it's going to be a total lunar eclipse. It's a fairly rare thing for all three to occur during the same full moon. The last time one was visible from North America was 150 years ago. I think we're supposed to be able to see the beginning of the eclipse from here on the east coast (of North America). http://www.ajc.com/news/world/first-blue-moon-total-lunar-ec lipse-150-years-coming-late-january/yXxui9lY8LUCqmdyD7MbtM/ https://tinyurl.com/ycrr3tqb -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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Mark, for you, with the sunrise at 6:59am, it was probably bad. But in Detroit, which is considerably west from you, the sunrise was at 7:47am. So, I'd say the partial eclipse (in "umbra") was probably still visible for Ken. (Ken, how was it?) In our neck of the woods, we had a very tight schedule: Moon's Azimuth Altitude h moo Moon enters umbra 2018 Jan 31 05:48.1 279.5 17.5 Moon enters totality 2018 Jan 31 06:51.4 286.5 4.8 Moonset2018 Jan 31 07:19 289.8 Sunrise: 7:17am The totality was starting when the moon was rather low, and would be obscured by the houses nearby. So, last night I thought of the observation point that is on the "hill" (it is very flat here, so, it is hard to find a real hill), and on the eastern side of the major highway (which doesn't go "high" in this area). So, there was a clear view to the moon as the totality was starting. The timing was perfect: we didn't have to wake up to early, just 10 minutes earlier than usually. We left from our house some 15 minutes prior to the time we usually leave for the school bus. We saw the onset of the totality, and then drove to the school. It was a very good timing for us. The sky was a bit bright because of the approaching sunrise, but overall, everything reasonably visible. No need for early rising and no school classes missed. Cheers, Igor Mark Roberts Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:36:56 -0800 wrote: Igor PDML-StR wrote: Ken Waller Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:49:12 -0800 wrote: Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM which means brightening skis You can find your eclipse phases times, e.g. here: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2018-january-31 or here: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/LunarEclipse.php Note the altitude. I've just realized that we'll need to get to a hill to see it... Well, since it's winter we'll presumably be able to descend the hill on our brightening skis. ;-) -- 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.
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Igor PDML-StR wrote: >Ken Waller Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:49:12 -0800 wrote: > >Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM >which means brightening skis > >You can find your eclipse phases times, e.g. here: >https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2018-january-31 >or here: >http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/LunarEclipse.php > >Note the altitude. I've just realized that we'll need to get to a hill >to see it... Well, since it's winter we'll presumably be able to descend the hill on our brightening skis. ;-) -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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.
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Tonight On January 30, 2018 6:57:59 PM PST, "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: >Is that tonight or tomorrow night? > > >Dan Matyola >http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM, John wrote: > >> Total eclipse times in North America, according to EarthSky.org: >> >> Eastern standard time >> Partial umbral eclipse begins: 6:48 a.m. EST >> Total eclipse not visible; moon sets beforehand >> (Photographer's Ephemeris says Raleigh Moon-set is 8:02 a.m.) >> >> Central standard time >> Partial umbral eclipse begins: 5:48 a.m. EST >> Total eclipse begins: 6:52 a.m. CDT >> Moon sets before totality ends >> >> Mountain standard time >> Partial umbral eclipse begins: 4:48 a.m. MST >> Total eclipse begins: 5:52 a.m. MST >> Greatest eclipse: 6:30 a.m. MST >> Total eclipse ends: 7:08 a.m. MST >> >> Pacific standard time >> Partial umbral eclipse begins: 3:48 a.m. PST >> Total eclipse begins: 4:52 a.m. PST >> Greatest eclipse: 5:30 a.m. PST >> Total eclipse ends: 6:08 a.m. PST >> >> Hawaii-Aleutian standard time: >> Partial umbral eclipse begins: 1:48 a.m. HAST >> Total eclipse begins: 2:52 a.m. HAST >> Greatest eclipse: 3:30 a.m. HAST >> Total eclipse ends: 4:08 a.m. HAST >> >> >> On 1/30/2018 13:48, Ken Waller wrote: >> >>> Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring >around 8 AM >>> which means brightening skis >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> - Original Message - >>>> From: "John" >>>> Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography >>>> >>>> >>>> Super Moon because it's close to perigee (appears about 7% larger). >>>>> Blue Moon because it's the second full moon in the month of >January. >>>>> Blood Moon because it's going to be a total lunar eclipse. >>>>> >>>>> It's a fairly rare thing for all three to occur during the same >full >>>>> moon. The last time one was visible from North America was 150 >years >>>>> ago. >>>>> >>>>> I think we're supposed to be able to see the beginning of the >eclipse >>>>> from here on the east coast (of North America). >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> http://www.ajc.com/news/world/first-blue-moon-total-lunar-ec >> lipse-150-years-coming-late-january/yXxui9lY8LUCqmdyD7MbtM/ >> >> https://tinyurl.com/ycrr3tqb >> >> -- >> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >> Religion - Answers we must never question. >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
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Is that tonight or tomorrow night? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM, John wrote: > Total eclipse times in North America, according to EarthSky.org: > > Eastern standard time > Partial umbral eclipse begins: 6:48 a.m. EST > Total eclipse not visible; moon sets beforehand > (Photographer's Ephemeris says Raleigh Moon-set is 8:02 a.m.) > > Central standard time > Partial umbral eclipse begins: 5:48 a.m. EST > Total eclipse begins: 6:52 a.m. CDT > Moon sets before totality ends > > Mountain standard time > Partial umbral eclipse begins: 4:48 a.m. MST > Total eclipse begins: 5:52 a.m. MST > Greatest eclipse: 6:30 a.m. MST > Total eclipse ends: 7:08 a.m. MST > > Pacific standard time > Partial umbral eclipse begins: 3:48 a.m. PST > Total eclipse begins: 4:52 a.m. PST > Greatest eclipse: 5:30 a.m. PST > Total eclipse ends: 6:08 a.m. PST > > Hawaii-Aleutian standard time: > Partial umbral eclipse begins: 1:48 a.m. HAST > Total eclipse begins: 2:52 a.m. HAST > Greatest eclipse: 3:30 a.m. HAST > Total eclipse ends: 4:08 a.m. HAST > > > On 1/30/2018 13:48, Ken Waller wrote: > >> Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM >> which means brightening skis >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> - Original Message - >>> From: "John" >>> Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography >>> >>> >>> Super Moon because it's close to perigee (appears about 7% larger). >>>> Blue Moon because it's the second full moon in the month of January. >>>> Blood Moon because it's going to be a total lunar eclipse. >>>> >>>> It's a fairly rare thing for all three to occur during the same full >>>> moon. The last time one was visible from North America was 150 years >>>> ago. >>>> >>>> I think we're supposed to be able to see the beginning of the eclipse >>>> from here on the east coast (of North America). >>>> >>> >> >> > http://www.ajc.com/news/world/first-blue-moon-total-lunar-ec > lipse-150-years-coming-late-january/yXxui9lY8LUCqmdyD7MbtM/ > > https://tinyurl.com/ycrr3tqb > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > -- > 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. > -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
Total eclipse times in North America, according to EarthSky.org: Eastern standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 6:48 a.m. EST Total eclipse not visible; moon sets beforehand (Photographer's Ephemeris says Raleigh Moon-set is 8:02 a.m.) Central standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 5:48 a.m. EST Total eclipse begins: 6:52 a.m. CDT Moon sets before totality ends Mountain standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 4:48 a.m. MST Total eclipse begins: 5:52 a.m. MST Greatest eclipse: 6:30 a.m. MST Total eclipse ends: 7:08 a.m. MST Pacific standard time Partial umbral eclipse begins: 3:48 a.m. PST Total eclipse begins: 4:52 a.m. PST Greatest eclipse: 5:30 a.m. PST Total eclipse ends: 6:08 a.m. PST Hawaii-Aleutian standard time: Partial umbral eclipse begins: 1:48 a.m. HAST Total eclipse begins: 2:52 a.m. HAST Greatest eclipse: 3:30 a.m. HAST Total eclipse ends: 4:08 a.m. HAST On 1/30/2018 13:48, Ken Waller wrote: Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM which means brightening skis Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography Super Moon because it's close to perigee (appears about 7% larger). Blue Moon because it's the second full moon in the month of January. Blood Moon because it's going to be a total lunar eclipse. It's a fairly rare thing for all three to occur during the same full moon. The last time one was visible from North America was 150 years ago. I think we're supposed to be able to see the beginning of the eclipse from here on the east coast (of North America). http://www.ajc.com/news/world/first-blue-moon-total-lunar-eclipse-150-years-coming-late-january/yXxui9lY8LUCqmdyD7MbtM/ https://tinyurl.com/ycrr3tqb -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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You can find your eclipse phases times, e.g. here: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2018-january-31 or here: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/LunarEclipse.php Note the altitude. I've just realized that we'll need to get to a hill to see it... Igor Ken Waller Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:49:12 -0800 wrote: Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM which means brightening skis -- 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.
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Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM which means brightening skis Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography Super Moon because it's close to perigee (appears about 7% larger). Blue Moon because it's the second full moon in the month of January. Blood Moon because it's going to be a total lunar eclipse. It's a fairly rare thing for all three to occur during the same full moon. The last time one was visible from North America was 150 years ago. I think we're supposed to be able to see the beginning of the eclipse from here on the east coast (of North America). -- 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.
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Super Moon because it's close to perigee (appears about 7% larger). Blue Moon because it's the second full moon in the month of January. Blood Moon because it's going to be a total lunar eclipse. It's a fairly rare thing for all three to occur during the same full moon. The last time one was visible from North America was 150 years ago. I think we're supposed to be able to see the beginning of the eclipse from here on the east coast (of North America). On 1/29/2018 22:52, David Mann wrote: The news here called it a "super blue blood moon eclipse" because it'll be a supermoon as well. I can't be bothered trying to get photos of it. Cheers, Dave On Jan 30, 2018, at 12:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I heard there was going to be a "Blue Moon" on Jan 31, but ignored it, because that is not a real astronomical event. I even heard something about a lunar eclipse, but that didn't seen to apply to me. So, I am here, in the middle of the Pacific, and it suddenly dawns on me that there will be a total eclipse of the moon, right over my head, in just 36 hours, and I am totally unprepared. Of course, the weather is still a problem, but I would hate to miss such an opportunity. I used to bring a tripod with me, but with the tighter baggage regulations, I gave it up a few years back, first substituting a monopod and then one of those 8' models that you can place on a table or wrap around a pole. This year I have nothing. Had I given it some thought, I would have brought a prime lens, or even my old 500 mm reflector lens with an adapter. What I have now is: GoPro Pentax WG-3 gps K-5 IIs DA 1:4 12-24 ED AL [IF] DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-135 mm ED AL [IF} DC WR FA 1:2.8 !00 mm Macro Tamron AF 75-300 1:4-5.6 LD Tele-Macro /1:3.9 My principal concern of course is the weather, then staying up late to see the event. Assuming all goes well, any suggestions as to what might afford to best opportunity to capture the eclipse? TIA, Dan -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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I've given this a bit more thought and it seems to me you go to the same place every time you go out to Hawaii. If that's true, might there be someplace out there where you could store a tripod between visits? Alternatively, you might consider shipping the tripod to where-ever you are going to stay and have them hold it until you arrive; then shipping it back just before you leave for home. On 1/29/2018 20:41, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Thanks, Larry and John! I have already though about the bean bag approach, and even picked up some dried peans to put in a bag. I also though of using the ir remote to fire to shutter, to avoid shutter shake. Years ago I framed the full moon between two palm trees, and I might try that again. Going up the mountain to the 10,000 foot level would probably get me above the clouds, but it is a hell of a drive at night. I will play around and see what develops. :) Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 7:54 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What I have now is: GoPro Pentax WG-3 gps K-5 IIs DA 1:4 12-24 ED AL [IF] DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-135 mm ED AL [IF} DC WR FA 1:2.8 !00 mm Macro Tamron AF 75-300 1:4-5.6 LD Tele-Macro /1:3.9 My principal concern of course is the weather, then staying up late to see the event. Assuming all goes well, any suggestions as to what might afford to best opportunity to capture the eclipse? I hear that some folks a Mauna Kea have some awesome telephoto lenses, maybe they'd loan you one? You seriously are not going to even be able to get close capturing shots of the moon itself that folks with serious gear will be able to do. My suggestion is that you find a place that would have some really nice night time scenery to put in front of the moon and set up some night landscape photos with the moon in the background. It should be in roughly the same place about 40 minutes earlier tonight, so you could go do some test/practice shots. If you don't want to invest in a cheap tripod, you could make, or buy a beanbag, and set up photos using that and the 2 second delay. Alternatively, you could just not worry about trying to get an awesome shot of this lunar eclipse, and enjoy the show. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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The news here called it a "super blue blood moon eclipse" because it'll be a supermoon as well. I can't be bothered trying to get photos of it. Cheers, Dave > On Jan 30, 2018, at 12:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I heard there was going to be a "Blue Moon" on Jan 31, but ignored it, > because that is not a real astronomical event. I even heard something > about a lunar eclipse, but that didn't seen to apply to me. > > So, I am here, in the middle of the Pacific, and it suddenly dawns on me > that there will be a total eclipse of the moon, right over my head, in just > 36 hours, and I am totally unprepared. Of course, the weather is still a > problem, but I would hate to miss such an opportunity. > > I used to bring a tripod with me, but with the tighter baggage regulations, > I gave it up a few years back, first substituting a monopod and then one of > those 8' models that you can place on a table or wrap around a pole. This > year I have nothing. > > Had I given it some thought, I would have brought a prime lens, or even my > old 500 mm reflector lens with an adapter. > > What I have now is: > > GoPro > Pentax WG-3 gps > K-5 IIs > DA 1:4 12-24 ED AL [IF] > DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-135 mm ED AL [IF} DC WR > FA 1:2.8 !00 mm Macro > Tamron AF 75-300 1:4-5.6 LD Tele-Macro /1:3.9 > > My principal concern of course is the weather, then staying up late to see > the event. Assuming all goes well, any suggestions as to what might afford > to best opportunity to capture the eclipse? > > TIA, Dan > > > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > -- > 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. -- 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: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography
Thanks, Larry and John! I have already though about the bean bag approach, and even picked up some dried peans to put in a bag. I also though of using the ir remote to fire to shutter, to avoid shutter shake. Years ago I framed the full moon between two palm trees, and I might try that again. Going up the mountain to the 10,000 foot level would probably get me above the clouds, but it is a hell of a drive at night. I will play around and see what develops. :) Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 7:54 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > >> What I have now is: >> >> GoPro >> Pentax WG-3 gps >> K-5 IIs >> DA 1:4 12-24 ED AL [IF] >> DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-135 mm ED AL [IF} DC WR >> FA 1:2.8 !00 mm Macro >> Tamron AF 75-300 1:4-5.6 LD Tele-Macro /1:3.9 >> >> My principal concern of course is the weather, then staying up late to see >> the event. Assuming all goes well, any suggestions as to what might >> afford >> to best opportunity to capture the eclipse? >> > > I hear that some folks a Mauna Kea have some awesome telephoto lenses, > maybe they'd loan you one? > > You seriously are not going to even be able to get close capturing shots > of the moon itself that folks with serious gear will be able to do. My > suggestion is that you find a place that would have some really nice night > time scenery to put in front of the moon and set up some night landscape > photos with the moon in the background. It should be in roughly the same > place about 40 minutes earlier tonight, so you could go do some > test/practice shots. > > If you don't want to invest in a cheap tripod, you could make, or buy a > beanbag, and set up photos using that and the 2 second delay. > > Alternatively, you could just not worry about trying to get an awesome > shot of this lunar eclipse, and enjoy the show. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
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Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What I have now is: GoPro Pentax WG-3 gps K-5 IIs DA 1:4 12-24 ED AL [IF] DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-135 mm ED AL [IF} DC WR FA 1:2.8 !00 mm Macro Tamron AF 75-300 1:4-5.6 LD Tele-Macro /1:3.9 My principal concern of course is the weather, then staying up late to see the event. Assuming all goes well, any suggestions as to what might afford to best opportunity to capture the eclipse? I hear that some folks a Mauna Kea have some awesome telephoto lenses, maybe they'd loan you one? You seriously are not going to even be able to get close capturing shots of the moon itself that folks with serious gear will be able to do. My suggestion is that you find a place that would have some really nice night time scenery to put in front of the moon and set up some night landscape photos with the moon in the background. It should be in roughly the same place about 40 minutes earlier tonight, so you could go do some test/practice shots. If you don't want to invest in a cheap tripod, you could make, or buy a beanbag, and set up photos using that and the 2 second delay. Alternatively, you could just not worry about trying to get an awesome shot of this lunar eclipse, and enjoy the show. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
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Check out local camera stores. Maybe you can rent a tripod. How far are you from that volcano that you sometimes post images from when you're in Hawaii? Can you drive up to the top to get above the weather? Given your available equipment, I'd go with the FA 1:2.8 100 mm Macro, and I think the K-5 IIs has a built in intervalometer. Someone else may know how often you want to set it to trigger the shutter. Try this B&H tutorial for the info you need to determine your exposure: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/22-tips-for-photographing-a-lunar-eclipse Hope this helps. Wish I was out there somewhere to photograph it. On 1/29/2018 18:40, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I heard there was going to be a "Blue Moon" on Jan 31, but ignored it, because that is not a real astronomical event. I even heard something about a lunar eclipse, but that didn't seen to apply to me. So, I am here, in the middle of the Pacific, and it suddenly dawns on me that there will be a total eclipse of the moon, right over my head, in just 36 hours, and I am totally unprepared. Of course, the weather is still a problem, but I would hate to miss such an opportunity. I used to bring a tripod with me, but with the tighter baggage regulations, I gave it up a few years back, first substituting a monopod and then one of those 8' models that you can place on a table or wrap around a pole. This year I have nothing. Had I given it some thought, I would have brought a prime lens, or even my old 500 mm reflector lens with an adapter. What I have now is: GoPro Pentax WG-3 gps K-5 IIs DA 1:4 12-24 ED AL [IF] DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-135 mm ED AL [IF} DC WR FA 1:2.8 !00 mm Macro Tamron AF 75-300 1:4-5.6 LD Tele-Macro /1:3.9 My principal concern of course is the weather, then staying up late to see the event. Assuming all goes well, any suggestions as to what might afford to best opportunity to capture the eclipse? TIA, Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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I heard there was going to be a "Blue Moon" on Jan 31, but ignored it, because that is not a real astronomical event. I even heard something about a lunar eclipse, but that didn't seen to apply to me. So, I am here, in the middle of the Pacific, and it suddenly dawns on me that there will be a total eclipse of the moon, right over my head, in just 36 hours, and I am totally unprepared. Of course, the weather is still a problem, but I would hate to miss such an opportunity. I used to bring a tripod with me, but with the tighter baggage regulations, I gave it up a few years back, first substituting a monopod and then one of those 8' models that you can place on a table or wrap around a pole. This year I have nothing. Had I given it some thought, I would have brought a prime lens, or even my old 500 mm reflector lens with an adapter. What I have now is: GoPro Pentax WG-3 gps K-5 IIs DA 1:4 12-24 ED AL [IF] DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-135 mm ED AL [IF} DC WR FA 1:2.8 !00 mm Macro Tamron AF 75-300 1:4-5.6 LD Tele-Macro /1:3.9 My principal concern of course is the weather, then staying up late to see the event. Assuming all goes well, any suggestions as to what might afford to best opportunity to capture the eclipse? TIA, Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- 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.
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I finally found a well-written and thorough discussion of solar photography and filters. It's on Canon's web site but is very much brand agnostic for the most part: http://learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2017/solar-eclipse/solar-filters-eclipse-photography.shtml -- 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.
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What i have done in the past is to use 2 polarizing filters and cross polarize them. 1st one (closest to sun) must be a non circular type. Done it this way as i am cheap and is all that i have. Also good results can be had with a welding glass. How you mount it however is entirely up to you. James -- 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.
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Thanks John. On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 10:14 PM, John wrote: > Mine is a Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX APO in Pentax KAF mount. It's the last of > their film lenses in that focal length, before they reformulated for > digital. It has a detachable lens hood that reverses when it's in its > case. Measuring across the outside of the lens hood it's 129mm. > > The Astrozap 124mm-130mm fits snugly over the end of the lens hood. I > barely need to tighten the three thumb screws to keep it in place. > > Measuring outside to outside of the front element is 115 mm, so it looks > like the hood adds 14 mm. I was able to buy from a local camera dealer > & actually verify it fit when I purchased it. > > The Pentax Forums specs for the SMC Pentax-FA* 300mm F2.8 ED[IF] says it > can take 112mm screw on filters on the front and gives a Diam x Length = > 123 x 247 mm. So, I'm thinking the outside of the lens hood is 123mm. > > The AZ-1514 I bought might fit loosely or you might need to go with the > next size smaller - AZ-1513 117mm-124mm (4-5/8 to 4-7/8) diameter to get > a snug fit. > > The page I linked before has the full line of Astrozap filters. > > > On 7/13/2017 16:34, Gonz wrote: >> >> John, I'm thinking of getting this too. Is yours for the A *300/2.8? >> Thats what I'm going to use and haven't had a chance to measure the >> outside diameter of the lens end. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 11:02 PM, John wrote: >>> >>> On 7/11/2017 21:54, Mark Roberts wrote: I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm filter capability. Here's what I've found that looks most promising: https://www.optcorp.com/spectrum-threaded-camera-solar-filter-43mm.html Anyone have any experience or other recommendations? >>> >>> I've talked to several people who photographed previous eclipses and was >>> told not to use the internal filters because the lens will concentrate >>> enough light to melt them & besides messing up the filter it can damage >>> the lens & the sensor. One of my sources stated he had found out the >>> hard way. >>> >>> I got an Astrozap AZ-1514 Full Aperture Glass Solar filter that fits >>> over the lens hood on my 300/2.8 - "Full Aperture Glass Solar Filter >>> 124mm-130mm (4-7/8 to 5-1/8) diameter." >>> >>> https://www.astrozap.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=36 >>> >>> I tried it out at GFM. It worked just fine, but I'm still learning how >>> to aim the camera. I should measure the lens hood diameter on my >>> 80-200/2.8 Tokina ATX-Pro and order a filter for it. >>> >>> -- >>> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >>> Religion - Answers we must never question. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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. -- -- Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. Dorothea Lange -- 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.
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Mine is a Sigma 300mm F2.8 EX APO in Pentax KAF mount. It's the last of their film lenses in that focal length, before they reformulated for digital. It has a detachable lens hood that reverses when it's in its case. Measuring across the outside of the lens hood it's 129mm. The Astrozap 124mm-130mm fits snugly over the end of the lens hood. I barely need to tighten the three thumb screws to keep it in place. Measuring outside to outside of the front element is 115 mm, so it looks like the hood adds 14 mm. I was able to buy from a local camera dealer & actually verify it fit when I purchased it. The Pentax Forums specs for the SMC Pentax-FA* 300mm F2.8 ED[IF] says it can take 112mm screw on filters on the front and gives a Diam x Length = 123 x 247 mm. So, I'm thinking the outside of the lens hood is 123mm. The AZ-1514 I bought might fit loosely or you might need to go with the next size smaller - AZ-1513 117mm-124mm (4-5/8 to 4-7/8) diameter to get a snug fit. The page I linked before has the full line of Astrozap filters. On 7/13/2017 16:34, Gonz wrote: John, I'm thinking of getting this too. Is yours for the A *300/2.8? Thats what I'm going to use and haven't had a chance to measure the outside diameter of the lens end. On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 11:02 PM, John wrote: On 7/11/2017 21:54, Mark Roberts wrote: I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm filter capability. Here's what I've found that looks most promising: https://www.optcorp.com/spectrum-threaded-camera-solar-filter-43mm.html Anyone have any experience or other recommendations? I've talked to several people who photographed previous eclipses and was told not to use the internal filters because the lens will concentrate enough light to melt them & besides messing up the filter it can damage the lens & the sensor. One of my sources stated he had found out the hard way. I got an Astrozap AZ-1514 Full Aperture Glass Solar filter that fits over the lens hood on my 300/2.8 - "Full Aperture Glass Solar Filter 124mm-130mm (4-7/8 to 5-1/8) diameter." https://www.astrozap.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=36 I tried it out at GFM. It worked just fine, but I'm still learning how to aim the camera. I should measure the lens hood diameter on my 80-200/2.8 Tokina ATX-Pro and order a filter for it. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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John, I'm thinking of getting this too. Is yours for the A *300/2.8? Thats what I'm going to use and haven't had a chance to measure the outside diameter of the lens end. On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 11:02 PM, John wrote: > On 7/11/2017 21:54, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph >> the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it >> and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest >> lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm >> filter capability. Here's what I've found that looks most promising: >> https://www.optcorp.com/spectrum-threaded-camera-solar-filter-43mm.html >> >> Anyone have any experience or other recommendations? >> > > I've talked to several people who photographed previous eclipses and was > told not to use the internal filters because the lens will concentrate > enough light to melt them & besides messing up the filter it can damage > the lens & the sensor. One of my sources stated he had found out the > hard way. > > I got an Astrozap AZ-1514 Full Aperture Glass Solar filter that fits > over the lens hood on my 300/2.8 - "Full Aperture Glass Solar Filter > 124mm-130mm (4-7/8 to 5-1/8) diameter." > > https://www.astrozap.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=36 > > I tried it out at GFM. It worked just fine, but I'm still learning how > to aim the camera. I should measure the lens hood diameter on my > 80-200/2.8 Tokina ATX-Pro and order a filter for it. > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > -- > 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. -- -- Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. Dorothea Lange -- 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.
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Hmmm, let me think. Scores of highly skilled photographers from all over the world will be shooting the eclipse, and their work will be displayed everywhere. Should I drive 8 hours to add my undoubtedly less than stellar image to the huge pile? Uh, no. Paul via phone > On Jul 11, 2017, at 9:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph > the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it > and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest > lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm > filter capability. Here's what I've found that looks most promising: > https://www.optcorp.com/spectrum-threaded-camera-solar-filter-43mm.html > > Anyone have any experience or other recommendations? > > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
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John wrote: >On 7/11/2017 21:54, Mark Roberts wrote: >> I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph >> the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it >> and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest >> lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm >> filter capability. Here's what I've found that looks most promising: >> https://www.optcorp.com/spectrum-threaded-camera-solar-filter-43mm.html >> >> Anyone have any experience or other recommendations? > >I've talked to several people who photographed previous eclipses and was >told not to use the internal filters because the lens will concentrate >enough light to melt them & besides messing up the filter it can damage >the lens & the sensor. One of my sources stated he had found out the >hard way. Funny, I've read just the opposite of success using a DIY filter inserted between a teleconverter and the lens it's attached to. I'll have to do some more digging. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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.
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Ran across this map on Twisted Sifter. It gives average drive times from locations in the U.S., Canada & Mexico to the center-line of the eclipse path. http://tinyurl.com/Aug21-Drive-Time On 7/11/2017 21:54, Mark Roberts wrote: I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm filter capability. Here's what I've found that looks most promising: https://www.optcorp.com/spectrum-threaded-camera-solar-filter-43mm.html Anyone have any experience or other recommendations? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:54:43 -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm filter capability. Here's what I've found that looks most promising: https://www.optcorp.com/spectrum-threaded-camera-solar-filter-43mm.html Anyone have any experience or other recommendations? try to use a longer lens, like a 500 or 600mm -- J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- 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.
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Just as I was heading out on my road trip B&H sent out an eclipse mailer: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/solar-observing/ci/33818/N/3583558376/sba When I was in Portland I was talking to my rocket scientist friend Phil about watching the eclipse, he wants to make a camera obscura to project the image of the sun. It turns out that if you take a long lens (500mm), and place it back to back with a wide angle lens (samyang 8mm?) you can then focus a projected image a reasonable distance away. We did some quick proof of concept with my bigma and my sigma 20/1.8. Philip just ordered himself an inexpensive Celestron. Here are his notes from when he was waiting for it: From the intarwebz: D = 0.0093P(FLtelescope/FLeyepiece) D = image diameter, m P = Projection distance, m object - sun And, if your telescope has an all metal and glass eyepiece, you can just use that for projecting. Even back projection, through a funnel stuck into the objective tube, to a screen strapped on the end of it. Reflectors can melt their secondary mirror's mounting if it's plastic. If so, you can stop it down with a 1-2" aperture on the inlet end. So 1 1/4" eyepieces may make the best second lens for this. The Celestron AStroMASTER 114 comes with 10mm and 20mm ones, so it'll project nice images using those if they don't melt. I then got this update from him yesterday: Hey, The ASStroBlaster 114 arrived. Some things I've learned. The tripod/mount is acceptable, though the solar image wiggles pretty easily, that's pretty good mag, so more solid would be better. Its 20mm eyepiece has just enough FOV to project the sun and maybe the moon, but the spare on the edges is so slim that you have to constantly be tracking to keep up with that sucker. A motor drive is definitely in order. There's one for this beast, I'll have to track it down. This situation should improve with wider FOV eyepieces (in theory), but will get worse with shorter FL ones. The projected image size is nice but not as wide as I dream of for the Camera Obscura. So, looking for very wide FOV eyepieces of 10-15mm now. The 'scope is "A Jones-Bird Newtonian telescope ... is a mirror-lens (catadioptric) variation on the traditional design sold in the amateur telescope market. The design uses a spherical primary mirror in place of a parabolic one, with spherical aberrations corrected by sub-aperture corrector lens usually mounted inside the focusser tube or in front of the secondary mirror. This design reduces the size and cost of the telescope with a shorter overall telescope tube length (with the corrector extending the focal length in a "telephoto" type layout) combined with a less costly spherical mirror. Commercially produced versions of this design have been noted to be optically compromised due to the difficulty of producing a correctly shaped sub-aperture corrector in a telescope targeted at the inexpensive end of the telescope market." (Wikipedia) So far, the solar image is not sharp like it clearly could be. Have to see how much of that is the eyepiece. Cool set of big sunspots today, though. Projecting through the eyepiece gets you a screen that is naturally at 90 degrees to the sunlight. A small sized screen (1'?) and a simple up-sun shade could be built onto the 'scope, and you'd have a decent setup without much trouble. The cover that comes with it has a hole that makes it a perfect aperture for not roasting plastic optics. I may have prematurely let some of the smoke out of it, but it's still alive. Turns out as the sun drifts off to the side, it wants to melt any black plastic mounting the secondary optics. Like around that cursed corrector lens mounted at the deep end of the focuser tube. Or the focuser tube itself. Or the eyepiece. Motor drive! Maybe a fan for the secondary mirror. -Phil = In any case, it seems that one critical aspect is some rough approximation of an equatorial mount, not to keep the image from blurring but to just keep it relatively centered. Mark Roberts wrote: I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm filter capability. Here's what I've found that looks most promising: https://www.optcorp.com/spectrum-threaded-camera-solar-filter-43mm.html Anyone have any experience or other recommendations? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
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On 7/11/2017 21:54, Mark Roberts wrote: I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm filter capability. Here's what I've found that looks most promising: https://www.optcorp.com/spectrum-threaded-camera-solar-filter-43mm.html Anyone have any experience or other recommendations? I've talked to several people who photographed previous eclipses and was told not to use the internal filters because the lens will concentrate enough light to melt them & besides messing up the filter it can damage the lens & the sensor. One of my sources stated he had found out the hard way. I got an Astrozap AZ-1514 Full Aperture Glass Solar filter that fits over the lens hood on my 300/2.8 - "Full Aperture Glass Solar Filter 124mm-130mm (4-7/8 to 5-1/8) diameter." https://www.astrozap.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=36 I tried it out at GFM. It worked just fine, but I'm still learning how to aim the camera. I should measure the lens hood diameter on my 80-200/2.8 Tokina ATX-Pro and order a filter for it. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- 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.
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I expect there will be more than a few of us attempting to photograph the eclipse next month. I've just started a little research into it and I'm closing in on a decision as to what filter to use. My longest lens is my FA*300/2.8 and it's happily configured with an in-lens 43mm filter capability. Here's what I've found that looks most promising: https://www.optcorp.com/spectrum-threaded-camera-solar-filter-43mm.html Anyone have any experience or other recommendations? -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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.
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Thanks. I took a look at it & it has some information I can use even if it is a Canon site. On 4/20/2017 10:09, Stanley Halpin wrote: John, others gearing up (pun intended) for the eclipse this August: I just noticed a reference to a Canon site that has tips on preparation for the event. Including a discussion of focal length, disc image size, corona size, etc. You may find this useful… http://learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2017/solar-eclipse/choosing-lenses-for-eclipse-photography.shtml stan -- 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.
Eclipse photography resource
John, others gearing up (pun intended) for the eclipse this August: I just noticed a reference to a Canon site that has tips on preparation for the event. Including a discussion of focal length, disc image size, corona size, etc. You may find this useful… http://learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2017/solar-eclipse/choosing-lenses-for-eclipse-photography.shtml stan -- 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.
