Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Lunar Eclipse
I had planned on getting a couple of extra hours of shut-eye tonight, but my wife woke me up at 9PM because as she was surfing the net she read that a rare, total lunar eclipse would be visible from our location at 10PM EST. Never one to miss out on a Kodak moment, I grabbed my digital camera (Nikon D200, 300mm f/4 AF @ ISO 100 and ISO 1600, shutter priority) and headed out into the freezing night to catch the moon in action. Below are my shots, a series of time lapse photographs taken over the period of an hour, which show the moon slowing trekking across the sky to its hiding spot behind the earth's shadow. Enjoy!
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3 comments:
GREAT photos!! Thank you so much. Would you please tell us what type of camera and set up you used?
I watched it out here in the middle of nowhere, and it was definitely a sight to behold. I honestly do not think I have seen something so awesome in the night sky. I think Hale Bop about 11 years ago is the closest thing I have. And that just looked like a faintly glowing small cloud. Awesome photos
Ahh!! I love them!!! What a wonderful night! I love watching you work. So intense, so handsome.
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