2016 September 18
Friday’s Lunar Eclipse
Did you see Friday’s penumbral lunar eclipse?
Alan Tough in the highlands of Scotland (Lossiemouth) sent in these splendid images – if you managed to see the eclipse too, send in your pictures to the BAA Lunar Section – email lunar@britastro.org
This image from 19:03 UT was taken with a tripod-mounted Canon EOS 60D DSLR and Sigma EX DG 150-500 mm lens. Exposure was 1/400th Second @ f/6.3 and ISO-640.
This composite image from 19:13 UT was taken with a Canon EOS 60D DSLR and Sigma EX DG 24-70 mm lens. Exposure for the main image was 1/5th Second @f/6.3 and ISO-1000. Exposure for the lunar disc was 1/500th Second.
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