Blood Moon over Wallaroo

[strongmanmike]

Noting special (looking forward to the good ones I am sure are on their way!) and it was cloudy buuuut tis a record of the event at least :thumbsup:

Blood Moon over Wallaroo Observatory (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/155240948/original)

Blood Moon up close (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/155240949/original)

Using new Nikon VR DX GII ED IF 18-200mm Zoom (very happy with this all-in-one lens)

[pluto]

Nice shot! Lucky you! :D

[h0ughy]

glad you got to see it Mike

[cometcatcher]

I really like the wide one with the observatory.

[acarleton]

Yes, we in Sydney were no where near as lucky

[Derek Klepp]

Very appropriate with the observatory .

[astronobob]

A lens shot Mike, full of surprises :eyepop: Top Catch :cool2:

[strongmanmike]

Cheers guys...and yes Bob, pointing a camera and lens at the target and pressing a button is even within my repertoire :lol:

Mike

[ourkind]

Nice shot Mike, I think the ob might be due for a scrub :D

[strongmanmike]

He he yes, been saying that from the day I set it up last year...problem is my hose won't reach it :lol: I will be building Wallaroo Stage3 soon which will have it broken down to the dome only on a shed, so I will make sure I scrub it then :)

Mike

[Dennis]

Such a tranquil scene Mike, what a fabulous setting!:)

Cheers

Dennis

[strongmanmike]

Yes a slice of heaven really...shame we are moving back into the big smoke of Canberra soon :doh: :sadeyes:...but Wallaroo Observatory Stage3 will be forth coming thanks to our wonderful neighbours out here, it will even be bigger and better and in a similar setting :)

Mike

[SkyViking]

Nice catch Mike, I'm glad you got to see it - it was cloudy at my location unfortunately :(
Good luck with your new obs build! :thumbsup:

[el_draco]

I am based outside Hobart and had pretty well written off any chance of seeing this one because it was cloudy all day and getting worse as I headed home.

Jaw hit the ground when I glanced outside the window about 30 minues ater totality. Big gap in the clouds with a beautiful moon. Kids went berserk...

Gotta love Tassie weather.... :eyepop:

[strongmanmike]

That's a some consolation though I guess :thumbsup:

Heaps of cloud around here too, I just got lucky, the moon just decided to rise above that back hill when there was a sucker hole there, although there was still some thin cloud in the hole that blurred proceedings a little.

Mike