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Lunar Eclipse Montage


 

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Lunar Eclipse Montage
Lunar eclipse on February 20, 2008. Four exposures total: one for each phase of the eclipse, and a final "soak" of the sky for the stars. The bright blip in the lower left corner is Saturn.

The first moon is at 30% eclipse, exposed for the bright part of the moon (hence the more gray/blue color). About 1/500 sec exposure.

The middle moon was at about 85% eclipse. I exposed for the darkened part which is why the slight exposed part of the moon is so blown out.

Last moon is the near 100% eclipse, about a 2-second exposure.

Canon 70-200mm @ 200mm. Wish I had 400mm!

Paul D.

  
 
 

Karen Engelbreth 		 

COOL shot - great work, Paul!


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March 07, 2008

 
- Bojan Bencic

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Bojan Bencic's Gallery 		  Nice one, Paul. I love the starry background.


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March 07, 2008

 
- Ruth Robbins

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Ruth Robbins's Gallery 		  FANTASTIC! beautiful detail and exposure.


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March 07, 2008

 

Paul D. 		  Thanks everybody! I'm happier with this version... the stars show up better. Funny, it was Sharpening in Photoshop that brought the stars out, not Levels or Brightness.


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March 07, 2008

 

Paul D. 		  I wish you could see the original on my screen, the stars are REALLY bright... the upload process dims them for some reason.


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March 07, 2008

 
- James E. Coleman

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James E. Coleman's Gallery 		  Paul,
Hey really neat shot here. I get the same thing sometimes on uploading, just nowhere near as good as on my PC; but this is very nice. I have yet to get anything decent of the stars, moon etc.

Jim


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October 25, 2008

 
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