Break in the clouds for start of lunar eclipse

Feb 20th, 10:45 EST - its at full eclispe now!

this is a really wonderful photo... thanks for showing it...it was too cloudy here to see anything...and i was so excited about the eclipse cause today is my birthday..anyway thanks again!!!

...I just posted this to remind PN users that it was happening. My equipment is not really up to this type of photography, but I bet the professional star gazers will post some great shots (assuming it wasn't cloudy!) Cheers, Rick

This is a really beautiful shot, with the eerie clouds around it makes it very moody.

Nice shot. I especially like the colors. I appreciate your adding the tech details too.

The cloud layer was low and thin, the orange tint came from the city lights and the blue from the halo around the moon. Of course, some say the sky is always orange and blue over UF! Cheers, RickDB

Hi, what setting did you use to get the moon clear and the clouds visable, I can only seem to get one or the other. Thanks for your time. Jeff

Hi Jeff,

 

Exposure was 1/15s @ f/5.6, ISO400 (with tripod). The clouds were very thin and quite well illuminated by the moon. I shot in RAW and a bought up the dark clouds in CS4 - which resulted in quite a lot of noise, see botton RH corner..

 

Cheers, RickDB