Total lunar eclipse to occur on Tuesday (North and South America and South Pacific viewable)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 8/26/07 | Colleen Slevin - ap

[RayChuang88]

Just before I back to bed (around 3:40 am! ), the Moon was almost completely dark; you could barely see it in the sky.

[tubebender]

Just setting the alarm clock for 2AM was a sign of worse things happening to my experience. I starting hoping around midnight it would be foggy in Eureka so I could sleep through it but no such luck.

I dressed and grabbed my camera and went out on the deck to see it had already started. Another thing I had noticed around midnight was the moon was not illuminating the yard and neighbors pasture as brightly as the night before?

In spite of being coached by Glock on the settings on my new D80 Nikon my 60 years of exposure to all things mechanical I failed Glock and I failed my camera.

I finally put down the D80 and grabbed my 10 X 42 binoc and enjoyed the event fully because I knew someone like WSGilcrest would capture the moment.

[tubebender]

Tell me about your camera, settings and other equipment you were using to get those perfect shots

[paulat]

Awesome pics! I was out at a Seattle park, so wasn’t posting.

Thanks so much!

[glock rocks]

in post 28, he used 1/320 sec at f3.7, ISO 80 and -2EV at 72mm... and it’s a great shot. I watched the eclipse but didn’t break out the Nikon. Oh well... there will be other nights :o)

[SouthTexas]

Wife stayed up until 1:30 and never saw a thing. I, on the other hand, had heavily overcast eyelids and was unable to even try. :)

[tubebender]

Insomnia will cure that...

[SouthTexas]

Not a chance of that with the hours I've been working. :)

Did show her the shots WS took, they are great! Thanks.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Is that a “live” image of the moon?

[NormsRevenge]

Sweet!

Thanks for the great shots, WSG!!!

The moon glows orange during the lunar eclipse early Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 seen next to the TransAmerican Pyramid in San Francisco. The moon's surface darkened as the earth's shadow moved across it to create a partial eclipse from just before 1:51am (PST) with the total eclipse visible one hour later. (AP Photo/San Francisico Chronicle, Frederick Larson)

[WSGilcrest]

Hi, tube.
My camera is a Sony DSC H2. (They’re up to the H9 now. I saw one in the store and drooled on it.)

This is the EXIF data for the first pic. I just increased the exposure time as the image got darker. Ended at 2.5Sec

Make : SONY
Model : DSC-H2
ExposureTime : 1/200Sec
FNumber : F5.6
ExposureProgram : Shutter Priority
ISOSpeedRatings : 80
ExifVersion : 0221
DateTimeOriginal : 2007:08:27 23:12:49
CompressedBitsPerPixel : 8/1 (bit/pixel)
ExposureBiasValue : EV-2.0
MaxApertureValue : F2.8
MeteringMode : Division
LightSource : Unidentified
Flash : Not fired(Compulsory)
FocalLength : 72.00(mm)
ExifImageWidth : 2816
ExifImageHeight : 2112
ExposureMode : Manual
WhiteBalance : Auto
SceneCaptureType : Standard
Contrast : Normal
Saturation : Normal
Sharpness : Normal

[WSGilcrest]

Was the EXIF still on the image I posted? I just downloaded a free EXIF reader from HERE so I wouldn't have to write all that down. I'm going out this weekend to either Antioch or Rio Vista and try to get a shot of an Iridium flare. Have you been to heavens-above.com

[Quix]

That Scripture sure comes to mind given the reddish hue.

Thanks.

[Quix]

Same here.

Thanks.

[Quix]

Same here.

Thanks.

[fish hawk]

Had a great full eclipse of the moon here last night on Maui. Between midnight and one AM was just fabulous. While I was out there I showed my daughter Andromeda Galaxy.

[tubebender]

The skies were clear over Eureka! I’m lovin this climate change gig...

[RightWhale]

The next total lunar eclipse occurs Feb. 21, 2008, and will be visible from the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Watch for this one. The Shuttle returns on Wednesday, then the eclipse, then they shoot up the satellite, or some order similar to that. Of course if Russia is bombing Kosovo we might forget to watch the eclipse.