The Grand Finale for my lunar certificate this morning was observing the "Blood" Moon, Total Lunar Eclipse at 2 am on April 15, 2014!!!
A total eclipse of the moon, 2 am, St. Louis, MO., April 15, 2014.
This is my photo with a Fuji S700, Manual settings, F13.6, Aperture 160 (full moon), ISO 100 and adjust auto focus to your liking-Off if you can manually focus, I had to use Continuous focus and Photometry on Spot. That's just what I did. I did not use a telescope, I used the camera with Digital High Definition 2.0X Super Telephoto Lens attached. None of which is recommended for the camera. My first attempt since the moon was so close. Not bad for one shot and a little PhotoShop to Crop and Unsharp Mask for detail.
I was out there with my camera and this moon was taken at 11 pm. We had clear skies in Illinois (near St. Louis, MO) but it was cold and windy, about 34 degrees. It was really cool to see.
I did get out to watch some of the "blood" moon total eclipse early this morning.
Here is my photo of the moon an hour before the eclipse started. Once the moon took on it's color, it was too cold and windy to adjust the aperture on my camera. It was beautiful to watch the moon last night! FB says there is no face to tag in the photo. What do they know?!
Here is my photo of the moon an hour before the eclipse started. Once the moon took on it's color, it was too cold and windy to adjust the aperture on my camera. It was beautiful to watch the moon last night! FB says there is no face to tag in the photo. What do they know?!
This is my photo with a Fuji S700, Manual settings, F13.6, Aperture 160 (full moon), ISO 100 and adjust auto focus to your liking-Off if you can manually focus, I had to use Continuous focus and Photometry on Spot. That's just what I did. I did not use a telescope, I used the camera with Digital High Definition 2.0X Super Telephoto Lens attached. None of which is recommended for the camera. My first attempt since the moon was so close. Not bad for one shot and a little PhotoShop to Crop and Unsharp Mask for detail.
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| Shichard |
Schickard is a lunar impact crater called a walled plain. It lies in the southwest sector of the Moon. Schickard has a worn rim that is overlain in several locations by smaller impact craters. The most prominent of these is the irregular Schickard E across the southeastern rim. The floor of Schickard has been partially flooded by lava, leaving only the southwest portion uncovered and rough-textured. There are also multiple small crater impacts on the floor, most notably in the southeast.
Here is a nice chart of the 29 Days of the Moon with Images.15 Days old -- Full Moon
Schickard
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