Tonights eclipse from QLD

jonsgirll · #1 28-08-2007, 09:33 PM

wow, awesome site tonight..I live on the sunshine coast QLD..and I was all set for tonight .. I stepped outside my front door to find the brightest white moon Ive ever seen..Then cloud came over..oh no I was going to miss it all but then it went as quick as it came and for the last 2 hours Ive been gobsmacked..The moon went from bright white to red to dark red and now its just starting to get white again..Ive watched the whole change.

What a great site .It was

so close it was like I could just grab it..Ive taken some pics and will upload asap..I only have a canon s3is but Im happy with what Ive got..

all I can say if ya missed it you missed a great few hours.

jonsgirll · #2 28-08-2007, 10:15 PM

Im not too good with my new camera as yet but Im new to all this so heres what i got.

http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL570.../274853419.jpg

http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL570.../274853418.jpg

http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL570.../274853416.jpg

http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL570.../274853413.jpg

I have a few more but cant upload as my batterys gone flat.

[1ponders] (Paul) · #3 28-08-2007, 10:28 PM

It was pretty special up at the Mapleton Observatory Jonsgirll. A bit iffy for the first hour and then just before totality. Wham! Clear as a bell for the whole thing. Fantastic!

davidpretorius · #4 28-08-2007, 10:37 PM

yes, it was fantastic!

great snaps

Uchtungbaby · #5 28-08-2007, 10:48 PM

The detail you achieved in some of the pictures is really good.

And yeah, I still find it hard to believe that the moon can actually turn red. Figure that one, eh!

I must admit that you achieved better focus with the image. I found that the image only started to show discernible features in the last third of the ingoing shadow in my photos. I didn't get the outgoing shadow because it rains a lot these days in Tasmania.

However, I did get a rainbow an hour or so before the eclipse commenced. And yes, the rainbow commenced in the same spot that moon rise took place.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #6 29-08-2007, 12:35 AM

Jonsgirll,
I've got the same camera that you have. You can really get some pretty good pictures out of it hey.
Glad you had a great time.

jonsgirll · #7 29-08-2007, 04:16 PM

Its a great camera..Ive only had mine since May so Im still not sure about it..I started taking pics last night on auto but they were fuzzy..Then I was told to try the sports setting and that made the pics clear..but cant do justice to what I saw with the naked eye..beautiful..

Thanks for the comments and replies everyone..