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In Reply to: RE: Heads up!...coming to the sky near you... posted by kootenay on April 13, 2014 at 09:21:06
For clarification, this is a lunar eclipse, not a solar eclipse.
Here is my go-to source for eclipse predictions:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
If you wish to photograph the eclipse, be aware of these factors:
The Moon appears larger to the naked eye than it will through a camera. The Moon's angular diameter is about a half of a degree, so to get a decent size image of it, you will need at least a 200mm lens, and preferably 400mm.
Similarly, even at maximum eclipse, the Moon may appear fairly bright. However, to camera film or digital sensor, it's a fairly dim scene, so you will want to use a large F-stop and a fairly fast ISO setting. F4 or 5.6 would be good, along with an ISO of 400. This will give you a reasonably bright image even with a short shutter speed such as 1/30th or faster to avoid blurring.
Don't try to handhold the camera, you'll get blur. Use a tripod, and remember, the Moon is moving and the Earth is turning, so it will move out of the frame fairly quickly.
As always when shooting a one-time scene, bracket, bracket, bracket! I will likely shoot all the way from 1/15th second at F4 and ISO 400, to 1/60 second at F5.6 and everywhere in between.
Lastly, if you're using film, take a few shots during the day to establish the frame positioning. The last thing you want is to have the lab cut your perfect shot in half!
:)
Follow Ups:
sorry for the confusion. I deleted the caption which relates to the solar eclipse.
In my original post above, I did attach the website info for Lunar eclipse date, time and places where you can view it in its full glory.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
mt
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