tiabunna's photos with the keyword: eclipse

Taken at the peak of the lunar eclipse - we had about 15 minutes of totality. The background stars are at the head of the Scorpio constellation. I should note that, although the eclipsed moon and colour can be seen with the naked eye, this has been brightened quite a bit. Other images in PiPs. In the hope it may prove useful to others taking photos of eclipses, I've written a short article to accompany these images, giving further details and notes..

The moon heading into eclipse, with Mars nearby. Taken shortly before moonset (in Eastern Australia). K1 in crop mode, HDR. Best viewed large on black

Tonight's much hyped "Super blue blood moon", as it disappeared into eclipse, a collation of images. We were lucky that the cloud cleared just as the eclipse began. For those wanting EXIF details, the lower right image was taken at f11, 1/125 and ISO 400; the middle image at f8, 1/100 and ISO 800; the top left image at f5.6, 1/40 and ISO 3200. The camera is a Pentax K-1. Explored.

The media were full of hyperbole about a "blood moon" in the sky. They were referring to a lunar eclipse, where the reddish light reflected from sunsets on the earth would be the only lighting of the part of the moon in the earth's shadow. Although we were perfectly placed to see the entire show, clouds prevented a view of all but the final stage. This was taken with the Pentax and 400mm Tokina lens. A few years ago I managed to catch a full lunar eclipse sequence, with my old Lumix FZ20: you can see that in the note.