Partial Lunar Eclipse - 4th June - added more pics

[naskies (Dave)]

Figured I'd try to get in early... tonight's partial lunar elipse - in progress. This shot was from a couple of mins ago out of my GSO RC8 + Canon 5DmkII with minimal processing.

Now's a good time to go outside and take a peek if you're in a good viewing location for it!

[DavidTrap (David)]

Nice & sharp!

DT

[astronobob (Bob)]

agree, thats one finely focused image ! !

[Poita (Peter)]

much cloud in Brisbane?

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Thats a great Image Dave ! so natural , almost exactly what it looked like up here in Darwin .
Brian.

[naskies (Dave)]

Thanks guys, this is my first light for the RC8. Brilliant price/performance ratio. I think it's a keeper!

I saw over ten planes fly past within a degree of the eclipsed moon (outside the camera's FOV)... but not a single one transited it. Oh well.

Peter - it was 90% cloud all afternoon, completely cleared up literally minutes before the start of the eclipse, and now there's a huge patch of cloud approaching. I'm not too worried though - I managed to capture the first half so all is good

[h0ughy (David)]

great work

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

They're a nice scope aren't they. Congratulations on first light.

[naskies (Dave)]

Thanks David, Narayan, & jjj!

Here's a quick sequence of the eclipse, and a rough blend showing some of the (very faint) red colour around 9.05 pm.

[iceman (Mike)]

Nice shots Dave!

[naskies (Dave)]

Thanks Mike!

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Nice Job. As you mentioned the red in eclipses I was asked by a reporter why the moon shows red during an eclipse and I have never thought to ask why so I am asking now WHY