| Lunar Eclipse 5/15/2003 |
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This is a composite of two images taken at prime focus - f10, both 30 seconds duration. The images were merged because at prime focus the Moon doesn't fit in the negative. Additional processing done in Corel Photo Paint for minor contrast and brightness, as well as feathering edges of the images and extending the background to eliminate the edges of the two frames. |
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First place in the "Novice - Film" Category, 2003 Yahoo SCT-User Group Imaging Competition |
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About 5 minutes from totality. Taken at prime focus - f10, 8 second exposure. |
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As total as it got from my location. Shot through thin clouds. Taken at prime focus - f10, 30 second exposure. |
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Totality ending. Taken at prime focus - f10, 30 second exposure. |
ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING DETAILS
| placeholder | Object: | Full Lunar Eclipse |
| Constellation | ||
| Date: | 5/15/2003 | |
| Location: | Tierra Verde, Florida | |
| Weather: | Cloudy at times | |
| Instrument: | Celestron NexStar 11 GPS @F10 | |
| Mount: | Celestron NexStar 11 GPS | |
| Guiding: | None | |
| Camera: | Nikon N50 | |
| Filters: | None | |
| . Software: | None | |
| Exposures: | Various - Fuji Provia 400 | |
| Processing: | PhotoShop CS, Images Plus | |
| Remarks: | This is my first attempt ever at astrophotography. I even received the prime focus adapter from Astro-Physics that same afternoon. Of course it clouded over so all the pictures were taken through and in between thin clouds. Film was developed at the local 1 hour drugstore and scanned by them on to CD in Tiff format at 300 dpi resolution. Click on the images to view a larger size. | |
