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Lunar Eclipse
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Although not my best eclipse exposure I like this one best because it shows the double star HR 5756 just before being occulted. The primary is 6.3 magnitude, and the secondary is 8.9.
Of course, with the moon I didn't need any guidance on the mount. However, being a 4-second exposure at 800mm polar alignment was necessary. The problem being it was mostly cloudy to the north, so I just "guessed" at polar alignment. Dr. Rober Hitt, director of the Chesapeake Planetarium thanks you all for attending. It was a thrill to watch such an event with so many whom have never seen a total lunar eclipse. TMB 100 f/8 Vixen SP-D2 mount with a very old in the tooth (but dependable and easy to use) SkySensor 2000 controller. Canon 60Da DSLR 4-seconds exposure ISO 400 12:05 am May 16 
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Ian Stewart
Lovely! Clouded out here.
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Cheers Ian On May 16, 2022, at 1:31 PM, Kent Blackwell <kent@...> wrote:
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That's a great shot Kent! Can you email me the full resolution copy so I can use it on the event report for the NSN and social media? Thank Robert for me. I always enjoy events that the Chesapeake Planetarium holds.
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jimcoble2000
i agree. nice
On Monday, May 16, 2022, 01:31:24 PM EDT, Kent Blackwell <kent@...> wrote:
Although not my best eclipse exposure I like this one best because it shows the double star HR 5756 just before being occulted. The primary is 6.3 magnitude, and the secondary is 8.9. Of course, with the moon I didn't need any guidance on the mount. However, being a 4-second exposure at 800mm polar alignment was necessary. The problem being it was mostly cloudy to the north, so I just "guessed" at polar alignment. Dr. Rober Hitt, director of the Chesapeake Planetarium thanks you all for attending. It was a thrill to watch such an event with so many whom have never seen a total lunar eclipse. TMB 100 f/8 Vixen SP-D2 mount with a very old in the tooth (but dependable and easy to use) SkySensor 2000 controller. Canon 60Da DSLR 4-seconds exposure ISO 400 12:05 am May 16 |
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Tony Mascolo
Hello Kent,
Hope you are well. Wonderful shot. Only shots I have are with a cell phone over the eyepiece. ISO uptemillion, image only good at postage stamp size. Would not focus to save its life. Barely focused Example: (and no, you don't want to see it bigger, it is NOISY!!  Later, Tony |
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Tony Mascolo
Hey Kent,
Do you have the RAW file of your shot? I would love to run it through PhotoLab and see what can be eeked out of the image. Send it to tsmascolo@... if you are OK with me running it through PhotoLab, will post result here. Later, Tony |
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George Astronomer
Hi everyone. Let me share my picture of the Lunar Eclipse from the last night. I’m so happy I could get this shot through as small “window” in clouds.  George K. |
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Jim Tallman <jctallman@...>
Nice shot George!
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jimcoble2000
Where was Jim Tallman?
On Monday, May 16, 2022, 04:50:01 PM EDT, Jim Tallman <jctallman@...> wrote:
Nice shot George! Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android |
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cme2scrap
Great picture, George. It was too cloudy in Northern Virginia.
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Jim Tallman <jctallman@...>
Sleeping 😎. Long drive back from PA. Sunday
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jimcoble2000
what are we going to do with you?
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 05:46:47 AM EDT, Jim Tallman <jctallman@...> wrote:
Sleeping 😎. Long drive back from PA. Sunday Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android |
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Paul
That’s awesome, George! Love the stars and the faint wisp of the clouds. Nice shot! On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:58 PM George Astronomer <tolkiengeorge@...> wrote:
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