Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[John]

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?


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On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> 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

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From: "John" <sesso...@earthlink.net>
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




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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[John]

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.


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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Henk Terhell]

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!

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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:





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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Nice image Henk!

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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).
>>
>>
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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Paul Stenquist]

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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[ann sanfedele]

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.







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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[John Francis]

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-
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> 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?
> 
> 
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RE: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[John Coyle]

The one I mean, Larry, is the triple-hit - blue moon, super moon and total 
eclipse!


John in Brisbane



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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?



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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Larry Colen]

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?




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RE: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[John Coyle]

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



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Sent: Thursday, 1 February 2018 12:51 AM
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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.
;-)

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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Larry Colen]

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.




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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography [traveling-with-tripod question]

[Stanley Halpin]

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
> 
> 
> 
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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Henk Terhell]

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).





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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Ken Waller]

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.


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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.
;-)



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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[John Francis]

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 <sesso...@earthlink.net> 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" <sesso...@earthlink.net>
> > > > > 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
> > > 
> 
> 
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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[John]

I think it's tonight (31 Jan).

On 1/30/2018 21:57, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

Is that tonight or tomorrow night?


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On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> 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" <sesso...@earthlink.net>
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





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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Igor PDML-StR]

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.
;-)

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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

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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. 
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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

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Tonight

On January 30, 2018 6:57:59 PM PST, "Daniel J. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> 
wrote:
>Is that tonight or tomorrow night?
>
>
>Dan Matyola
>http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>
>On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> 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" <sesso...@earthlink.net>
>>>> 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
>>
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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Is that tonight or tomorrow night?


Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:53 PM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> 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" <sesso...@earthlink.net>
>>> 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
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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[John]

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" <sesso...@earthlink.net>
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

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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Igor PDML-StR]

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

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HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Ken Waller]

Weather guy here in the Detroit area says it will be occurring around 8 AM
which means brightening skis

Kenneth Waller
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- Original Message - 
From: "John" <sesso...@earthlink.net>

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).



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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[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).


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?

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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[John]

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.  :)





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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.

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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[David Mann]

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
> 
> 
> 
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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Daniel J. Matyola]

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.  :)





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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.
>
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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Larry Colen]

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.


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Re: HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[John]

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 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



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HELP! Advice on Lunar Eclipse Photography

[Daniel J. Matyola]

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



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