Eclipse of moon on Oct. 27

2000mm lens (or Meade LX10 in my case) is too long on a 10D as the moon
image is larger than the sensor, but OK on a 35mm.

"Gordon Zola" wrote in message
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There is a full eclipse of the moon coming up this month, and you will
be able to view it well from North America. It starts at 9:14 PM and
ends at 12:54 AM, with the period of totality between 10:23 and 11:45,
all eastern times.

Better catch it now, because the next one is in 2007.

To get a good picture, use a long lens (2000mm if you have one, for a
digital or 35mm camera). Turn off the autoexposure (and the flash
:-/). When still fully illuminated by the sun, expose for a
darkish-grey object lit by the sun (around f5.6 at 1/200 for ASA 100).
During totality, your guess is as good as mine... but chances are you
will have to use a fairly slow shutter speed and the image will blur
because of movement.

...unless you have a clock drive! Anyone have a design for making a
simple one?

G.

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:27:13 GMT, Gordon Zola
wrote:

... turn off ... the flash. :-/

Yeah, one guy could wreck it for everyone. :-)

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On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:27:13 GMT, Gordon Zola
wrote:

... turn off ... the flash. :-/

Yeah, one guy could wreck it for everyone. :-)

I'll finish building my pumped laser in time.

--
Ian G8ILZ

In article ,
writes
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:27:13 GMT, Gordon Zola
wrote:

... turn off ... the flash. :-/

Yeah, one guy could wreck it for everyone. :-)

I'll finish building my pumped laser in time.

--
Ian G8ILZ

In rec.photo.equipment.35mm wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:27:13 GMT, Gordon Zola
wrote:

... turn off ... the flash. :-/

Yeah, one guy could wreck it for everyone. :-)

yeah it was bloody well time people gave up on flash
setups that were powered off nuclear reactors and cost
more than the dept of State of California just so they
can capture shadow delail on the Moon :P

--
Sander

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In rec.photo.equipment.35mm wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:27:13 GMT, Gordon Zola
wrote:

... turn off ... the flash. :-/

Yeah, one guy could wreck it for everyone. :-)

yeah it was bloody well time people gave up on flash
setups that were powered off nuclear reactors and cost
more than the dept of State of California just so they
can capture shadow delail on the Moon :P

--
Sander

+++ Out of cheese error +++

"Sander Vesik" wrote in message
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In rec.photo.equipment.35mm wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:27:13 GMT, Gordon Zola
wrote:

... turn off ... the flash. :-/

Yeah, one guy could wreck it for everyone. :-)

yeah it was bloody well time people gave up on flash
setups that were powered off nuclear reactors and cost
more than the dept of State of California just so they
can capture shadow delail on the Moon :P

sarcasm well they could do it but the technology has been suppressed by
nasa. If it was done then no one would be able to see the old lander
modules left behind cos it was all faked sarcasm

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On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:27:13 GMT, Gordon Zola
wrote:

... turn off ... the flash. :-/

Yeah, one guy could wreck it for everyone. :-)


Unless you've got a flash with a guide number of 250 thousand miles........

Well, there are some lasers out there with sufficient power to illuminate
an area on the moon ... on the other hand, there is a great light source
that really does a good job, is nuclear powered and doesn't cost
anything. I believe the sun fits the bill ...


"William Graham" wrote in message
news:Fdhcd.193569$wV.12325@attbi_s54...

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On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:27:13 GMT, Gordon Zola
wrote:

... turn off ... the flash. :-/

Yeah, one guy could wreck it for everyone. :-)


Unless you've got a flash with a guide number of 250 thousand
miles........

Well, there are some lasers out there with sufficient power to illuminate
an area on the moon ... on the other hand, there is a great light source
that really does a good job, is nuclear powered and doesn't cost
anything. I believe the sun fits the bill ...


"William Graham" wrote in message
news:Fdhcd.193569$wV.12325@attbi_s54...

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On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 03:27:13 GMT, Gordon Zola
wrote:

... turn off ... the flash. :-/

Yeah, one guy could wreck it for everyone. :-)


Unless you've got a flash with a guide number of 250 thousand
miles........