Lunar Eclipse ( 10 DEC 2011 20:07 Hrs Chennai )

Hi Ramesh,

You did a good job capturing the deep red color often seen with a total lunar eclipse.

In Florida, the moon had already set in the West prior to the lunar eclipse beginning.

I did notice a small amount of star trailing. This is due to the Earth's rotation. Since there are no Details with this image, like the the focal length, f-stop , ISO and exposure , I can only speculate.

I can say that as a good rule, a 70mm lens shows trails in exposures 4 sec-5 sec, while a 300mm lens is limited to 0.75-1 second.

While the moon is also moving, the amount of smear is not as noticeable due to its small size that limits the details anyway.

The use of higher ISO and a wide open aperture setting are the general recommendations that I can furnish to you , not knowing the Details of this image capture.

As a smaller display, it certainly is a nice looking shot.

Best Regards,  Mike

Hi Mike ,

Thanks for your observations and comments.

The focal length used was 270mm.

Aperture 5.6

ISO 200

Exposure time 3 seconds.

Regards,

TSR

Lunar Eclipse

10 DEC 2011 20:07 Hrs Chennai