Get ready to photograph the Sept 28 blood red "Supermoon": On the first night of Sukkot, the Jewish "harvest festival," Sept 28, people all over the world will be able to enjoy a rare...

Los-Angeles-Shooter Loc: Los Angeles

On the first night of Sukkot, the Jewish "harvest festival," Sept 28, people all over the world will be able to enjoy a rare celestial spectacle: a blood supermoon.

The phenomenon will be visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, west Asia and the east Pacific.

It will be result from the Sun, Earth and an extra-bright Moon lining up for just over an hour. Check the exact time for your own timezone.

"It will be quite exciting and especially dramatic," astronomer Sam Lindsay of the Royal Astronomical Society in London told AFP.

"It'll be brighter than usual, bigger than usual."

The Moon will be at its closest orbital point to Earth, called the perigee, while also in its brightest phase.

The resulting "supermoon" will look 30 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than when at apogee, the farthest point, is about 49,800 kilometers (31,000 miles) from perigee.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

You do not need to tell me how to do it.... forecast overcast and possibility of rain... well that's Florida.

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Capture48 Loc: Arizona

Los-Angeles-Shooter wrote:

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Only issue is your off by one day. Your location shows as L.A. This event will be visible on Sunday the 27th from LA, not the 28th. Check out http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2015-september-28

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Los-Angeles-Shooter wrote:

On the first night of Sukkot, the Jewish "harvest festival," Sept 28, people all over the world will be able to enjoy a rare celestial spectacle: a blood supermoon.

Are you sure about the date?

Psergel Loc: New Mexico

Anyone with some experience photographing this sort of thing?

Using my Tamron 150-600....
Would I be better off using my 7DII for the "extra reach" or my 6D for it's better high ISO performance?

billnourse Loc: Bloomfield, NM

Don't really need high ISO. The moon is a reflection of the sun. Daylight camera settings will get you where you want to be. If you try to do night shots with high ISO, slow shutters and wide open apertures all you will do is blow out the moon.

I am going to start with 1/125th and F8 at ISO 100 and work from there. This setting is usually about right on for all moon shots I have done in the past.

I just sold my long lens and won't get my replacement until Tuesday, so I will be shooting with my sister's Nikon 7100 and Sigma 500.

Your 150-600 should be adequate on either of your body's.

Bill

Michael Hartley Loc: Deer Capital of Georgia

Yep, cloudy here, till Monday afternoon. Always cloudy on eclipse day.

MaisyMae Loc: Michigan

I'd like it try to get pics of the moon/eclipse, but my biggest lens is only a 28-300 nikkor af-s Ed vr. I'd like to get a 2x converter, and I'm looking at the Nikon D5300 2x Teleconverter (7 Elements)at $249, but I'm having trouble finding a compatibility chart. Is this a good one? Will it work with my camera? Am I wasting money to buy one? Thanks!

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

Psergel wrote:

Anyone with some experience photographing this sort of thing?

Using my Tamron 150-600....
Would I be better off using my 7DII for the "extra reach" or my 6D for it's better high ISO performance?

My opinion, the 6D for better image quality. Good tripod, lock up the mirror and use the self timer. Me, I'm going to use my 6D with a 400 mm prim and extenders if necessary. Have fun.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

MaisyMae wrote:

I'd like it try to get pics of the moon/eclipse, but my biggest lens is only a 28-300 nikkor af-s Ed vr. I'd like to get a 2x converter, and I'm looking at the Nikon D5300 2x Teleconverter (7 Elements)at $249, but I'm having trouble finding a compatibility chart. Is this a good one? Will it work with my camera? Am I wasting money to buy one? Thanks!

As one article says, getting a closeup of the eclipse will lose most of the effect of the event.

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

jerryc41 wrote:

As one article says, getting a closeup of the eclipse will lose most of the effect of the event.

That's really a good point. Thanks.

Elliott Design Loc: West Tennessee

Would love to get a shot, but the clouds are moving in today, already a few showers, by Sunday night maybe storms here in Tennessee. Had a few local photographers lined up for a cookout and photo session at the county lake, but not this time around. Hope several of the lucky ones in areas not clouded in will post some great shots.

Los-Angeles-Shooter wrote:

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RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

Los-Angeles-Shooter wrote:

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I'm passing it up, the eclipse will already have started before the moon rises.

n3eg Loc: West coast USA

jerryc41 wrote:

Are you sure about the date?

It's September 28 in UTC time, anyway.

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

Your 28-300 should be sufficient - remember if you have your camera set to take large size photos you have a lot of room to crop and enlarge. Lots of folks are shooting at 200mm.

MaisyMae wrote:

I'd like it try to get pics of the moon/eclipse, but my biggest lens is only a 28-300 nikkor af-s Ed vr. I'd like to get a 2x converter, and I'm looking at the Nikon D5300 2x Teleconverter (7 Elements)at $249, but I'm having trouble finding a compatibility chart. Is this a good one? Will it work with my camera? Am I wasting money to buy one? Thanks!