Lunar eclipse series from Brisbane

[StephenM]

Hi all,

Great eclipse photos everyone!

I decided to go widefield this time. I took a series of images approximately 6 minutes apart, from about 4:22 until just before 6am. Here's a quick stack of them. It was a spectactular eclipse, definately worth getting up for!

Cheers,
Stephen

[Liz]

That looks excellent Stephen!!!! :thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

Super image Steven!! One for the mags I think. :D

[StephenM]

Thanks very much Liz and jjj!
It was a spectacular eclipse wasn't it!

Cheers,
Stephen

[leon]

Nicely executed Steve, looks really good mate.

leon

[stephenb]

Beautiful image, Stephen.

[Quark]

Excellent presentation Stephen, like it.


Cheers
Trevor

[peterl]

Go Wide field!!!
Should frame this one Stephen.
Excellent!! :thumbsup:

Peter

[bloodhound31]

Great idea! Now that's a winner! Put it in competitions Stephen.

Baz.

[callingrohit]

:eyepop:more awesome images...my eyes are now sore from all the popping.

I probably wont even bother post processing mine.:sadeyes:

[[1ponders]]

That looks fantastic Stephen. :thumbsup:

[Octane]

That is super, Stephen.

H

[renormalised]

Great image, Stephen!!!:)

Love the sequence.

[StephenM]

Thanks very much for the positive comments Leon, Stephen, Trevor, Peter, Baz, Callingrohit, Paul, Humayun, and Carl! Much appreciated. I'd planned this a month or 2 ago, so it was nice that the weather cooperated.

Cheers,
Stephen

[firstlight]

Well executed, Stephen... as usual :prey2:

[batema]

Magnificent image Stephen. If possible could you tell me how you stacked them.

Mark

[StephenM]

Thanks Tony and Mark!



I used the "Startrails" software Mark. Very easy! You'll find it here:

http://www.startrails.de/

Cheers,
Stephen

[Dennis]

Very nicely done Stephen – I only wish events happened on a monthly basis!

Did you adjust the exposure for the non-eclipsed Moon and the eclipsed Moon, or shoot the same exposure all the way through the sequence?

Cheers

Dennis

[multiweb]

Very nice indeed. :thumbsup:

[Analog6]

Lovely work, you've got stars in yours!

[iceman]

Lovely work Stephen! Excellent sequence.

[Matt Wastell]

Super series - a cracker!

[StephenM]

Thanks very much Dennis, Marc, Odille, Mike and Matt!



I adjusted the exposures as I went along Dennis. They ranged from 1/10 sec (@ f/6.3) early on, to 6 seconds (@ f/5) during totality.

Cheers,
Stephen

[Dennis]

Thanks for the details Stephen that is useful information. I had the interval timer grabbing shots every 5 minutes and I think that for the next eclipse, I might just carefully change the exposure on the fly depending upon the stage of the eclipse, rather than keep the same settings throughout.:)

Cheers

Dennis

[troypiggo]

Lovely wide shot as usual, mate.

[m@s]

This trail is great, Stephen !
I love it :)
Bravo

m@s

[StephenM]

Thanks Troy and Marc!

Cheers,
Stephen

[hotspur]

well done,another outstanding image from the best photographer on IIS-I dont bother much with astrophotography any more-just wait for you to present your fine images,Stephen.:thumbsup: