Well, here in Ann Arbor we were blessed with better sky conditions than anticipated and we had a great view of the eclipse from my back yard. I was surprised at how dark the moon got - quite ruddy colored. In the 13" quite a few stars were visible around the moon during totality. Did anyone else see that star get occulted? I would guess it was around 11th or 12th magnitude. It was there one moment, and then blink it was gone. One could really visualize the moon's motion in its orbit as it overtook the star.
Because this is the last total lunar eclipse until 2007, I thought I'd try to get a few shots. As usual, I used my Nikon Coolpix 800, hand-held to a 28mm Pretoria eyepiece in my 13" f/4.5 dob. Exposures were one full second, so not too sharp since the camera was hand-held. This shot is right after the start of totality. Two more pics after this one, mid-eclipse and just before end of totality.
Enjoy,
Doug
Because this is the last total lunar eclipse until 2007, I thought I'd try to get a few shots. As usual, I used my Nikon Coolpix 800, hand-held to a 28mm Pretoria eyepiece in my 13" f/4.5 dob. Exposures were one full second, so not too sharp since the camera was hand-held. This shot is right after the start of totality. Two more pics after this one, mid-eclipse and just before end of totality.
Enjoy,
Doug
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