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supermoon lunar eclipse

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    #32
    Second Toughest in_the Freshers
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    Slydice wrote: »
    Getting darker. My camera is finding it really hard to focus now :-/
    my eyes are too, but that could just as easily be the beer...


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    #33
    JupiterKid
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    About 95% eclipsed now. I've a great view from my little balcony.:)


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    #34
    paulusdu
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    just a sliver left


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    #35
    shedweller
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    It looks a bit darker than the one i photographed a few years ago. Could the moon be that much closer to earth that the umbra is bigger and therefore a darker shadow??


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    #36
    The Randy Riverbeast
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    Is this the peak now? Want to sleep but don't want to miss anything


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    #37
    shedweller
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    The Randy Riverbeast wrote: »
    Is this the peak now? Want to sleep but don't want to miss anything
    Pretty much.


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    #38
    Aufbau
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    Doesn't look red through the binoculars, ball of pale orange brick. Still a small sliver of light at the lower edge.


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    #39
    Peregrine
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    The Randy Riverbeast wrote: »
    Is this the peak now? Want to sleep but don't want to miss anything

    The peak would be in 17mins.


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    #40
    km991148
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    Some nice pics so far..! Can't believe I left the tripod in a place that would mean washing the whole house up! Oh well.. Next time!


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    #41
    Aufbau
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    Peregrine wrote: »
    The peak would be in 17mins.

    That'd be in Dublin. The west is about half an hour behind I think 😕


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    #42
    corcaigh07
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    Looks amazing in Dublin now. Wish I had a proper camera now, don't say that too often!


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    #43
    moc moc a moc
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    Aufbau wrote: »
    That'd be in Dublin. The west is about half an hour behind I think 😕

    Not for a lunar eclipse. If it were solar, you might be right.


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    #44
    njs030
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    Can anyone shed some light on why the sky went bright red for a while too? I don't have a decent camera so just got pics on my phone but can clearly see the sky getting redder and then fading back to black.
    Is it clouds also reflecting the red colour?

    I don't know anything about astronomy so apologies if it's a stupid question!!


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    #45
    endacl
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    notjustsweet wrote: »
    Can anyone shed some light on why the sky went bright red for a while too? I don't have a decent camera so just got pics on my phone but can clearly see the sky getting redder and then fading back to black.
    Is it clouds also reflecting the red colour?

    I don't know anything about astronomy so apologies if it's a stupid question!!

    Longer exposure.


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    #46
    njs030
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    endacl wrote: »
    Longer exposure.

    I'm not sure what that means? Thanks for the reply though :)


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    #47
    endacl
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    notjustsweet wrote: »
    I'm not sure what that means? Thanks for the reply though :)

    Your camera adapted to the lower ambient light and exposed the shot for longer. If you can adjust the exposure time manually, try it. The longer you leave the shutter open when photographing the sky, the more red tinge you'll get.


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    #48
    njs030
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    endacl wrote: »
    Your camera adapted to the lower ambient light and exposed the shot for longer. If you can adjust the exposure time manually, try it. The longer you leave the shutter open when photographing the sky, the more red tinge you'll get.

    I had a quick look online at my phone cameras user tips and it seems it can be done manually so I'll try that. Thanks, that's really interesting!!


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    #49
    Bongalongherb
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    Full eclipse but the usual light limitation is a problem when fully eclipsed :) And yes, I forgot to turn automatic focus off :eek:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17VBSJhFcOE


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    #50
    Slydice
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    Don't know why Camera started workin but got the blood moon
    363991.png
    and start of the other side of the eclipse
    363992.png


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    #51
    Slydice
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    Red is gone. It's kinda back to looking like a regular eclipse now.
    363993.png


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    #52
    dubhlinn55
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    Slydice wrote: »
    Red is gone. It's kinda back to looking like a regular eclipse now.
    363993.png


    Thanks for sharing your pics really was great to see the lunar eclipse :)


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    #53
    JupiterKid
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    Moon is emerging from the eclipse now. Superb sight to behold!

    Night all!:)


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    #54
    Slydice
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    @dubhlinn55: Thanks! :)

    Nearly a full moon again
    363994.png


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    #55
    Slydice
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    I think this will be the last before the full moon is back
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    #56
    Slydice
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    and finishing up here with the return of the full moon :)
    363996.png


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    #57
    pingitagain
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    supermoon_zpsw79pw2lm.jpg
    My sad effort around 3:30 am half asleep :-)


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    #58
    A Dub in Glasgo
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    Did not have a suitable tripod for the full eclipse shots

    Full moon before I went to bed
    032.jpg


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    #59
    A Dub in Glasgo
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    Partial when I got up

    036.jpg


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    #60
    A Dub in Glasgo
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    Almost full eclipse
    044.jpg


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    #61
    arleitiss
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    Tried out phones timelapse feature.

    Forgot moon doesn't stand still...
    Fml...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2&v=G2_HHcgoBfA

    Moon escapes captured area in 1-2 seconds.
    At that time you can see it changing.

    Gonna try again in 18 years.


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