Nature Mostly Eclipsed Moon Setting Over the Front Range

Mostly Eclipsed Moon Setting Over the Front Range · **3 Likes**

I got this just as the Moon was about to completely move into the umbra but before it set behind the mountains, which means I had a about 3 minutes to work with. I find eclipse photos tough because of the extreme contrast between the area of the Moon in the Earth's shadow and the part still in direct sunlight.

**Ash** · 12-10-2011, 07:10 PM

Good ones here.
Thanks for sharing these unique views of the little satellite.

reeftool · 12-10-2011, 07:59 PM

Some excellent shots. We missed it here. Only the very beginning would have been visible and it was quite overcast.

tootall · 12-10-2011, 09:10 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by OzzRod

Here's an impression of what we saw from north of Sydney. Australia. High cloud drifted in shortly after mid eclipse but it was a pretty good view until then.

In simular style as OzzRod, but from Perth

steve1307 · 12-11-2011, 06:28 AM

I really like the shots placing it in the landscape, so much more interesting than just a grey sphere.
It was too high in the sky down here.

Here's my effort from the southern end of Sydney.

It didn't start off very promisingly, with a lot of cloud passing early on. I only managed 3 shots of the early phase when the cloud briefly thinned out.
Also, I was quite drunk

from attending our street Christmas party for the 8 hours previously which can't have helped.
I got a few from the 50minutes of totality finding it between breaks in the clouds.
Clouds cleared up towards the end (3am here), and so did my head, so had a few half decent shots form then.

With K-7, DA*300 + AFA 1.7x (510mm)
Cropping only with Microsoft picture manager + Stitched with Microsoft ICE. (appears to be a few jaggies, sorry)

@elpolodiablo +1 on the Slik Sprint Pro II. First time I had used it with a DA*300.
It felt unstable with the legs partly extended and too flexible with them fully out.
I had to constantly shift position to be shaded from a street light and each time it took the best part of a minute of jiggling on the rubber feet to get he legs seated "nicely" (without any flex in the lower part of the legs)

I think I will spend a bit more money on a decent tripod and less on beer in future.

wordsetc · 12-11-2011, 12:41 PM - **1 Like**

Here's one of my shots here in SW Missouri at 6:57 am as the moon was setting with my new (Cyber Monday!) K-5 with my mom's old Pentax M film camera 210 mm zoom lens with a 2x teleconverter. This shot was f 4.5, ISO 3200, 1/60 second.

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12-10-2011, 07:10 PM	#16
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Good ones here. Thanks for sharing these unique views of the little satellite.

12-10-2011, 07:59 PM	#17
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,554	Some excellent shots. We missed it here. Only the very beginning would have been visible and it was quite overcast.

12-10-2011, 09:10 PM - 1 Like	#18
tootall Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 422	Originally posted by OzzRod Here's an impression of what we saw from north of Sydney. Australia. High cloud drifted in shortly after mid eclipse but it was a pretty good view until then. In simular style as OzzRod, but from Perth

12-11-2011, 06:28 AM	#19
steve1307 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,130	I really like the shots placing it in the landscape, so much more interesting than just a grey sphere. It was too high in the sky down here. Here's my effort from the southern end of Sydney. It didn't start off very promisingly, with a lot of cloud passing early on. I only managed 3 shots of the early phase when the cloud briefly thinned out. Also, I was quite drunk from attending our street Christmas party for the 8 hours previously which can't have helped. I got a few from the 50minutes of totality finding it between breaks in the clouds. Clouds cleared up towards the end (3am here), and so did my head, so had a few half decent shots form then. With K-7, DA300 + AFA 1.7x (510mm) Cropping only with Microsoft picture manager + Stitched with Microsoft ICE. (appears to be a few jaggies, sorry) @elpolodiablo +1 on the Slik Sprint Pro II. First time I had used it with a DA300. It felt unstable with the legs partly extended and too flexible with them fully out. I had to constantly shift position to be shaded from a street light and each time it took the best part of a minute of jiggling on the rubber feet to get he legs seated "nicely" (without any flex in the lower part of the legs) I think I will spend a bit more money on a decent tripod and less on beer in future.

12-11-2011, 12:41 PM - 1 Like	#20
wordsetc New Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Missouri Photos: Gallery Posts: 2	Here's one of my shots here in SW Missouri at 6:57 am as the moon was setting with my new (Cyber Monday!) K-5 with my mom's old Pentax M film camera 210 mm zoom lens with a 2x teleconverter. This shot was f 4.5, ISO 3200, 1/60 second.