Open for moon shots! (Page 7): Here's my best of 500 :-D Nikon D7100 / Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 PocketWizard Plus III's (for remote triggering) Tripod ISO 400, f/2.8, 2 seconds, 200mm @...

DavidInTX Loc: Dallas, TX

Here's my best of 500 :-D

Nikon D7100 / Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
PocketWizard Plus III's (for remote triggering)
Tripod
ISO 400, f/2.8, 2 seconds, 200mm @ 02:46:30 Central Time

Longer exposure times were blurred - didn't realize the moon moved as fast as it does!

Also, not real sure I'll stay up this late next time unless it's a weekend... dragggggging today!

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Calsnap Loc: Seattle/Montana/San Diego

BrentHarder wrote:

I was told that the star on the far right is actually Mars. Can anyone verify that?
Beautiful shots!

Good thread Brent I'm a little surprised at how few "Blood Moon" photos have been posted. I'm hoping to attach a chart I found of the skies last night. Mars was indeed close to the eclipse and at the closest point to us in the last 7 years. I lost the site where I took this from so sorry I'm not able to give proper credit but it was from a Google search for "Mars Eclipse". We had relatively clear skies until the eclipse started then some haze/thin clouds blowing through.

... tonight Mars and the Earth will be just 57 million miles apart. While that won't get you as close to the red planet as the Curiosity rover, it's the closest the two planets have been in seven years.

Sky Chart

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My shot with some PP and crop

With Spica and Mars

dusty3d Loc: South Florida

I have never been good taking moon shots but I tried. Hard for me at night to focus, so I set it near infinity. Used a 400mm lens set at f11, Played around with the iso and shutter speeds. Most photos were too dark and out of focus. I guess I need to get a better idea of what do do to prepare for these shots. I should have used my remote shutter release but forgot to put it on.

jjadeco25 Loc: Alma, AR

Hi Brent,
I guess you didn't see my post of the eclipse so I will post a few here.

BrentHarder wrote:

I'm really surprised at you UHH members for not showing us your MOON SHOTS!!!!!! This thread is your opportunity to share them with us. Please post your best moon shot, and or eclipse of the moon shot!
I'm attaching mine to start this off.

:)

Spica in the bottom right

Spica in the bottom right, Mars upper right

Spica futher right now

allsmiles Loc: St Louis

DavidInTX wrote:

Here's my best of 500 :-D

Nikon D7100 / Nikon 70-200 f/2.8
PocketWizard Plus III's (for remote triggering)
Tripod
ISO 400, f/2.8, 2 seconds, 200mm @ 02:46:30 Central Time

Longer exposure times were blurred - didn't realize the moon moved as fast as it does!

Also, not real sure I'll stay up this late next time unless it's a weekend... dragggggging today!

Yeah I know what you mean,

missletoe Loc: Tujunga, CA

BrentHarder wrote:

I'm really surprised at you UHH members for not showing us your MOON SHOTS!!!!!! This thread is your opportunity to share them with us. Please post your best moon shot, and or eclipse of the moon shot!
I'm attaching mine to start this off.

Here's my humble attempt. Yes the clouds where in SoCal. The moon was almost directly over head....how I wish I had a articulating screen!!!!

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Photo Girl Loc: SE Pasco County, FL

Wow, all you UHH'rs have made some spectacular shots of the blood moon. I am fascinated by the moon and I have a quest of my own to shoot the 'perfect' moon. We were under cloud cover last night so I couldn't shoot it and tonight it should be worse than last night. So keep shooting; I am enjoying looking!

UntamedImages Loc: Utah

IR Jim wrote:

Last nights total lunar eclipse.

My favorite so far, but there are quite a few excellent shots here. You guys and gals are awesome! I tried but haven't had time to get them off the camera. Will post later when I can.

rjallen Loc: Wales

BrentHarder wrote:

I'm really surprised at you UHH members for not showing us your MOON SHOTS!!!!!! This thread is your opportunity to share them with us. Please post your best moon shot, and or eclipse of the moon shot!
I'm attaching mine to start this off.

The final frontier

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Moon over Kandahar

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Through the wire; Kandahar Air Base

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NormPR

BrentHarder wrote:

I was told that the star on the far right is actually Mars. Can anyone verify that?
Beautiful shots!

No that is not Mars. Mars was about 5deg to the upper right and out of range of my lens, I tried but could not get it in.

zeek Loc: Sacramento, CA

BrentHarder wrote:

I'm really surprised at you UHH members for not showing us your MOON SHOTS!!!!!! This thread is your opportunity to share them with us. Please post your best moon shot, and or eclipse of the moon shot!
I'm attaching mine to start this off.

Had high thin clouds all night making the eclipse difficult at best to photograph. But here are a few I was able to get.

BTW, great idea Brent, thanks for putting this together.

Taken at about 11:20 PM

Taken about 12:40 AM

Taken about 1:15 AM

LaurenT Loc: Northern California

BrentHarder wrote:

I'm really surprised at you UHH members for not showing us your MOON SHOTS!!!!!! This thread is your opportunity to share them with us. Please post your best moon shot, and or eclipse of the moon shot!
I'm attaching mine to start this off.

After being told that the eclipse would not be visible in Alaska, you could imagine my surprise, when at 11:30pm, we looked out and saw the moon out our bedroom window. Needless to say, we threw on our clothes, grabbed the camera, and headed for a better vantage point. This isn't the best picture in the world, but it's the best I could do with the kit lens.

louelke Loc: Graham, WA

NormPR wrote:

Here's a few I just got from the camera with only a little cropping.

Very nice set!!

Frizzen Loc: Excelsior Springs Mo

I not only got the moon, but just to the left a little was Saturn

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LaurenT Loc: Northern California

Frizzen wrote:

I not only got the moon, but just to the left a little was Saturn

Great shots! What lens were you using