Photos: The Lunar Eclipse Through My Telescope

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JMapleton

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Update 2:20 AM CST

I think I need to readjust the focus.

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Zorkorist

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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.
Cool, and I didn't mean I would be up there with you... just that I wanted you to have the chance to see dark skies. :)

-John
 

JMapleton

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Update: 2:35 AM CST

I was out of focus and I can barely see the moon when it's this dark in the live view, so I panned over and found a star and used that to refocus. I think it's a little better now.

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Last one came out nice.
 

nanette1985

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Thanks for the amazing pictures. I was outside watching - perfect clear night but COLD, couldn't take it any more. Now I can just watch your pix! Awesome.
 

Zorkorist

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I like #2 again, lol...

So the highlight is coming over the top, and the Sun will release it's prey top down?

-John
 

JMapleton

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I like #2 again, lol...

So the highlight is coming over the top, and the Sun will release it's prey top down?

-John

Looks like it. News ones coming in a second. I would have thought it would have came over from the bottom, but probably not. This is my first lunar eclipse, so I don't have a clue.
 

JMapleton

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Thanks for the amazing pictures. I was outside watching - perfect clear night but COLD, couldn't take it any more. Now I can just watch your pix! Awesome.

Yeah thanks. It's cold here too. Fortunately I'm in and out so I warm up while uploading photos.
 

JMapleton

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Update: 2:47 AM CST

If I had a dual speed focuser, I could get the blur away, but oh well.

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Zorkorist

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That's a huge honking crater on the man on the moon.

He could use some clearasil. ;)

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Zorkorist

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Looks like it. News ones coming in a second. I would have thought it would have came over from the bottom, but probably not. This is my first lunar eclipse, so I don't have a clue.
Now that I think about it, the top was the last to go, and probably was with us most of the night. The Sun will come back in right to left... opposite of how it went out, left to right.

It's just always been hanging out towards the top of the moon.

-John
 

Zorkorist

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I love how you focused on a star... lol...

infinity focus, thank you very much.

-John
 

Zorkorist

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Here comes the sun,
Here comes the sun,
And I say,
That's all right.

Thank you very much for a very pleasurable evening JMapleton.

-John
 

JMapleton

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Update: 3:10 AM CST

No prob Zork, I thought it would be cool to document this for myself so I thought why not post it online too.

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JMapleton

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Update: 3:32 AM CST

Will flickr shut your account down if you have too much external traffic (traffic from the photos as posted on other websites)? Hmm, I don't know.

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