Lunar Eclipse of March 3-4 2007

Hi Fred,

We took our photos only minutes apart. It is a real shame that we both had to wait just prior to the end of totality to be able to capture something semi-presentable?!

Perhaps next year we will have better luck with the weather and the next such opportunity.

AA.

Hi Anthony,

Up to 1048 UT I took quite a few images. After taking this image, which was through some thin clouds, it just got socked in and had to call it a night. Later I went into Paint Shop Pro and adjusted the image a bit and got quite a bit of "red" out of the image. The posted image is the unaltered one.

-Fred

Fred one of very good shots here in this forum!!! your possition?

George

Nice shot Fred!

Manos

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the positive input.

George, you asked about my position. If you mean where I was when I took the image, it was taken in Athens. I thought that I might have to use my focal reducer on the LX200. Since it is a f/6.3 optical system, there was no need. I used to have a LX200 f/10 which does not allow capturing the whole sun or moon at prime focus. I picked this unit up for photographic and ccd work. With a focal reducer it drops down to a f/4.5 sytem. I havn't used it as such yet and can imagine the star images looking like seagulls on the edge of the field. Of course for ccd work I am interested in the center of the view and not the edge.

-Fred