I see Red !! ... Lunar Eclipse - What a Show

[RB (Andrew)]

Thank you so much everyone !

Originally Posted by Dennis

Excellent images Andrew and congrats on the Spaceweather appearance.

Cheers
Dennis

Thank you Dennis !

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Are you going to animate the 10 images on the collage? That would be special.
I'm having a go at the moment with some of mine, but the timing of my shots is right out because of clouds etc.

Thanks for the idea jjj I'll try it when I get a free moment.

Originally Posted by acropolite

Beautiful images RB, as we have come to expect. What equipment did you use??

Cheers Phil.

I used the TOA 130 and 20Da for the closeup shots and the 20D + 300mm + 2x tele conv for the sequence shots.

Originally Posted by janoskiss

Fantastic Andrew. I share your sentiments. Watched it from out of town under dark skies. Started very cloudy but then cleared up beautifully.

I'm glad you got to see the show too Steve, what a wonderful opportunity, I bet you had some lovely views thru the scope, I didn't even get my eyepieces out (I missed just enjoying the visual side of it ).

Originally Posted by wavelandscott

Very nice RB!

Beats the sketches I made...by quite a bit!

I take my hat off to you Scott, I'm hopeless at drawing, my sketch of the moon would have looked like a stick figure

Originally Posted by seeker372011

love your images, I enjoyed the event but equally I was happy to see so many people who never look up, so to speak, outside their houses, watching the event..so many people asked for details -when it was best to observe and that sort of stuff-during the day and for the first time in a long while an astronomical event was a watercooler topic

got to thank the media for this i guess

It truly was a great opportunity to share with others Narayan, and thank you.

Originally Posted by Rodstar

Beautiful images, RB. Did all the family share the experience with you?

I did !
It was wonderful, I packed the gear into the car and setup at the other end of the property to get a good easterly view, then the kids were sitting on the back and enjoying the spectacle while dad was running around taking photos and explaining what was happening, it was a great science lesson for all !
My youngest daughter (3 y.o) was heard to say - "I can see a red apple in the sky"

Hope you got to enjoy it Rod with your family.

[RB (Andrew)]

Here's two more images from the collection.
I re-did the sequence to give it a nicer effect.