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Total lunar eclipse tonight
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:17 pm
by daveosubi
http://www.astronomy.org.au/ngn/media/c ... eet_21.pdf
Sounds interesting, there are times on the above link and are for each state.
I also read if theres enough dust in the atmosphere the moon should appear blood red.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:05 pm
by crundle
Cool, plan on taking some photos, might have to try the old digital camera in the cheap telescope trick, worked in the past.
Crundle
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:03 pm
by steptoe
looks browny-red anyway
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:32 pm
by Ben
Not as red as I was expecting......
Pic with Pentax DSLR, Soligor 80-200/3.5 lens at 200mm and f11, 3 second exposure using mirror lockup.
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:50 pm
by Outback bloke
I was planning on doing some pics of it from here too. Clouds put an end to that. We got to see it a bit every now and then but it was always partially covered in cloud. Interesting enough though.
Here's a thought for you. Apparently fish can't see colour but fishing is good on a full moon. So how do they behave tonight? Can they see it or not?
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:53 pm
by Ben
Hey Brett, I'd doubt they'd see it as red as the sea absorbs most red light within a few metres... Pity about the clouds, it looked pretty cool...
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:12 pm
by Bumpty
hey...I took the exact same shot, da da boom cha
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:48 am
by BaronVonChickenPants
I give you the death star...I mean, the moon
Taken with Canon EOS350D, EF-S 70-300 IS USM lens at 300mm f/5.6, 2 second exposure.
Jordan.
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:17 am
by crundle
Sweet photos guys, puts the old digital camera held to the telscope trick to shame
Anyone able to post up some piccies that are suitable size for a screen background at all?
Crundle
Ok, JUST saw the link to coppermine - what a doofus!
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:35 am
by BlackMale
It was way to overcast in Perth to see anything so thanks for the pictures… actually they look better then the TV footage.
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:51 pm
by daveosubi
Too much cloud in melbourne aswell, i think every last astronomical event I tried to see for the last 5 years has been ruined by bad weather.
I might buy a microscope now.
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:36 pm
by Ben
daveosubi wrote:Too much cloud in melbourne aswell, i think every last astronomical event I tried to see for the last 5 years has been ruined by bad weather.
I might buy a microscope now.
You could always move somewhere with nicer weather??
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:47 pm
by Alex
i went outside in the rain and everything...couldnt see f/a. Damn clouds!
alex
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:45 pm
by Bumpty
So... who's keen for Haley's Comet that comes around about every 80 years?
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:41 pm
by PeeJay
Here's my attempt. We had a perfectly clear night, but I was only 20k out from the Sydney lights.
