Thread: Lunar Eclipse

Originally Posted by Michael2

How do you guys get such a good photo of the moon. I was up at Lake Eyre (Muloorina) during the eclipse, and after several attempts to get a good photo I gave up. I need some "technical" advice.

Generally you need to change your shutter speed to about 250, most standard settings are around 100 and are too slow allowing to much light in. The moon is actually very bright. I use 250-320 shutter speed. The F Stop can also be set up to around 8.6.

Originally Posted by Michael2

How do you guys get such a good photo of the moon. I was up at Lake Eyre (Muloorina) during the eclipse, and after several attempts to get a good photo I gave up. I need some "technical" advice.

I was prompted by this thread to rush outside with the hastily tripod mounted camera and the remote trigger and fluked a couple of OK shots. If I'd had time i might have set it up slightly better.

This is what the camera tells me was the setup:

File name
IMG_1710.CR2
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 450D
Firmware
Firmware Version 1.1.0
Shooting Date/Time
26/06/2010 20:56:25
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/50Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F10
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
200
Lens
18-250mm
Focal Length
250.0 mm
Image size
4272 x 2848
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Daylight
AF mode
Manual (MF)
Picture Style
Neutral
Parameters
Tone Curve : Standard
Sharpness level : -
Pattern Sharpness : -
Contrast : 0
Sharpness : 0
Color saturation : 0
Color tone : 0
Long exposure noise reduction : Disable
High ISO speed noise reduction : Enable
Highlight tone priority : Disable
Color matrix
-
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
11190 KB
Dust Delete Data
Yes
Drive Mode
Single-frame shooting

The RAW image was fiddled with software in the virtual darkroom: the contrast and brightness and some sharpening was done it was then cropped and posted. As much as can be done in the eleven minutes between taking it and posting.

Originally Posted by one_iota

I was prompted by this thread to rush outside with the hastily tripod mounted camera and the remote trigger and fluked a couple of OK shots. If I'd had time i might have set it up slightly better.

This is what the camera tells me was the setup:





The RAW image was fiddled with software in the virtual darkroom: the contrast and brightness and some sharpening was done it was then cropped and posted. As much as can be done in the eleven minutes between taking it and posting.

Come on I didnt even use a tripod or a remote trigger. Taken by hand.

Originally Posted by CraigE

Come on I didnt even use a tripod or a remote trigger. Taken by hand.

You're a better man than I am Gungadin.

Now this is a shot of the eclipse:



I wish I had taken that....and had the gear and the skill to take it.

Originally Posted by one_iota

You're a better man than I am Gungadin.

Now this is a shot of the eclipse:



I wish I had taken that....and had the gear and the skill to take it.

That is nice. Any idea what they used??
Looking at buying my daughter a decent telescope that we can hook the Canon up to.
Only reason I did not use a tripod was I did not have it with us.