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Erik,

I did see it coming and timed for it. You called it. I did have this on my telescope with an equatorial mount and drive!

Thanks to all!

Thank you Michelle. I had my camera mounted to my telescope and used the following settings for this shot.

ISO 100, F8, 10 second exposure.

An unidentified airplane just grazes the Moon's left limb during the

total lunar eclipse of October 27, 2004.

Beautiful image.

Next weeks full moon will enter completely into the Earth's shadow. Plan now for the last Total Eclipse visible in North America for the next several years.

Stephen,

This shot is East facing. It was also taken in 1985 so my memory is a bit fuzzy... I know I used Kodachrome 25 and I don't remember the F stop. Though F8 seems to ring a bell. I used a skylight filter. The photo is two exposures like your "A" example. 1 hour on bulb, shut down for 6 minutes and then the 125th shot for the moon. This must also be done the night AFTER a full moon. This way the moon rises an hour or so after sunset and the moon still appears full. I planned the shoot in August so the moon would rise from a more northerly azimuth, as I wanted Chicago in the image. As for the lack of planes. 14R is typically used for landings and would have been behind me. These are planes getting routed from over Lake Michigan. I also used a 50mm lens (I think). The key is to know where on a compass heading, azimuth, where the moon will rise and compose your shot while it is still light and you can read a compass. Also knowing the altitude of the moon after one hour you can estimate what lens to use as well. Try this web site for Sun and Moon rise/set details for anywhere on Earth.

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.html

Thank you all for your kind comments. I have always been very happy with this shot.

Hello. This is my first submission to photo.net. I am pleased to

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