Photos: The Lunar Eclipse Through My Telescope

[Zorkorist]

No, it should turn orange-ish red as the light is getting bent in the earth's atmosphere.

Funny how the absence of light can suddenly make things so much clearer.

-John

 

[Xcobra]

Update: 1:35 AM CST (I've realized I've been messing up the times)

This is pure gorgeousness!

 

[Zorkorist]

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have totality, EST anyway. It looks awesome. I could see the light kind of blinking out when totality hit.

Beautiful

We in the Mountain time zone have to wait another two hours. <pout>



-John

 

[JMapleton]

Update 1:44 AM CST

 

[FelixDeCat]

And now the picture you have all been waiting for:

 

[Xcobra]

^lmao^

 

[coloumb]

too cloudy where I'm at else I'd be looking through my "low end" scope as well.

 

[JMapleton]

And darn you Eli, I could really use my EQ mount now. Lot of streaking in the image on the 4 and 5 second exposures. Oh well.

 

[Zorkorist]

All ya'll that are stepping outside to see it, also look just below it at the Constellation Orion.

It's like Orion is looking up at the Gold moon.

-John

 

[gophins72]

thanks for taking these pics, they are very nice!

 

[JMapleton]

All ya'll that are stepping outside to see it, also look just below it at the Constellation Orion.

It's like Orion is looking up at the Gold moon.

-John

Ahaha, you must be in a rural area. I wish I could see M42 with my naked eye.

 

[JMapleton]

Update 1:55 AM CST

 

[Zorkorist]

Pure awesomeness.

I love picture #1 as it looks so much like just any rock.

-John

 

[JMapleton]

Pure awesomeness.

I love picture #1 as it looks so much like just any rock.

-John

I think it looks like Mars! I wish we had a telescope that could photography Mars with this much detail.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Did you wear your over priced jeans while you did this?

 

[JMapleton]

Did you wear your over priced jeans while you did this?

I got Diesels on, so I don't mind getting them dirty. I never get my 7s dirty.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I got Diesels on, so I don't mind getting them dirty. I never get my 7s dirty.

Eclipse, fashion style, nice pictures at least. :biggrin:

 

[Zorkorist]

Heh... one day we will have men on Mars.

But you are right, that would be a gorgeous picture of Mars.

-John

 

[JMapleton]

Update: 2:08 AM CST

I'm having to go up to 800 ISO on these, I usually don't like going up that high, but that's ok. Sorry there is no uniformity to the different levels of brightness on the photos.

 

[Dumac]

JMapleton, you are a god amongst men tonight.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

JMapleton, you are a god amongst men tonight.

Thats a bit of a stretch. :biggrin:

 

[punjabiplaya]

amazing shots

 

[Zorkorist]

Ahaha, you must be in a rural area. I wish I could see M42 with my naked eye.

I have seen M42 with my naked eye... I don't see it tonight.

You have a standing invitation, anytime you want to go to my a-frame in breckenridge.

You can drive 15 minutes in most any direction and you will leave the light polution and see the darkest skies ever.

I'm serious...

Just let me know when.

-John

 

[JMapleton]

I have seen M42 with my naked eye... I don't see it tonight.

You have a standing invitation, anytime you want to go to my a-frame in breckenridge.

You can drive 15 minutes in any direction and you will leave the light polution and see the darkest skies ever.

I'm serious...

Just let me know when.

-John

Ahah, hey thanks buddy. I'm not socially daring enough to meet people like that, but I appreciate the offer.

I do most of my photo taking out at a relative's farm here in Nebraska. I can see most things to my west very very well (away from city lights to the east).

I went to the Nebraska Star Part in Valentine, NE and it was dark beyond belief. I mean DARK. M42, M31, and a few others all visible to the naked eye.

 

[Zorkorist]

Shouldn't the highlight be moving from the top right?

-John