Tonight's Eclipse

[Zod]

MartG said:

Mojocvh said:

Camera phone useless stop

Bridge camera also useless - too dim for electronic viewfinder to register or focus

Got up at 3.40 and went into the garden, but I couldn't be bothered to get out tripod, SLR, 400mm lens (+ 2x coverter) and remote release. Next time they should arrange the eclipse for a more sensible time!

Still got to see it. Even in London, there was a huge starscape.

[Eric Mc]

Lunar eclipses are quite common. The next full lunar eclipse visible from the UK is actually on 27/28 July 2018 - so only three years away.

The special part of last nights eclipse is that the moon happened to be at the closest point in its orbit to earth. In reality, this does not make that big a visual difference to an observer on earth - so the 27/28 July 2018 total lunar eclipse may be just as good to watch.

A full list of upcoming lunar and solar eclipses is shown here -


http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/list.html

[Puggit]

Got up at 2.45 and watched it to totality. Woke the kids up (aged 7 and 9) at 3.05 and then we all went to bed at 3.15.

It didn't appear to reach totality at 3.11 as I had read. There was still a strip at around 7 o'clock on the Moon's face?

[ukaskew]

MartG said:

Bridge camera also useless - too dim for electronic viewfinder to register or focus

For future reference, just pop it in Manual Focus Mode. The moon is the easiest thing in the world to focus on manually.

[Zod]

ukaskew said:

MartG said:

Bridge camera also useless - too dim for electronic viewfinder to register or focus

For future reference, just pop it in Manual Focus Mode. The moon is the easiest thing in the world to focus on manually.

But to get it properly lit, you need a wide open aperture and a slow shutter speed. That requires a tripod and remote shutter release.

[MartG]

ukaskew said:

MartG said:

Bridge camera also useless - too dim for electronic viewfinder to register or focus

For future reference, just pop it in Manual Focus Mode. The moon is the easiest thing in the world to focus on manually.

I was in manual focus mode - but the red moon was too dim to be seen in the viewfinder

[HewManHeMan]

ukaskew said:

MartG said:

Bridge camera also useless - too dim for electronic viewfinder to register or focus

For future reference, just pop it in Manual Focus Mode. The moon is the easiest thing in the world to focus on manually.

It's not in this world!!!

[HewManHeMan]

ukaskew said:

MartG said:

Bridge camera also useless - too dim for electronic viewfinder to register or focus

For future reference, just pop it in Manual Focus Mode. The moon is the easiest thing in the world to focus on manually.

It's not in this world!!!

[jmorgan]

HewManHeMan said:

jmorgan said:

Had to get up early for work so no Eclipse for me.

Cracking result of the effects of the Moon on the tide locally though.

Aww blast, what was the effect? I'd have gone down the coast if Id known something weird was happening!

Higher than normal spring tides, estuaries and rivers flooding up a tad more off the Severn Estuary at least. Not sure about other coast lines, we have one of the worlds highest tidal ranges here.

[jmorgan]

jmorgan said:

HewManHeMan said:

jmorgan said:

Had to get up early for work so no Eclipse for me.

Cracking result of the effects of the Moon on the tide locally though.

Aww blast, what was the effect? I'd have gone down the coast if Id known something weird was happening!

Higher than normal spring tides, estuaries and rivers flooding up a tad more off the Severn Estuary at least. Not sure about other coast lines, we have one of the worlds highest tidal ranges here.

Looks like a higher one on the way.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-34382215

[Mojocvh]

jmorgan said:

HewManHeMan said:

jmorgan said:

Had to get up early for work so no Eclipse for me.

Cracking result of the effects of the Moon on the tide locally though.

Aww blast, what was the effect? I'd have gone down the coast if Id known something weird was happening!

Higher than normal spring tides, estuaries and rivers flooding up a tad more off the Severn Estuary at least. Not sure about other coast lines, we have one of the worlds highest tidal ranges here.

Awesome time for both bait collection and recycling all those used sinkers on the neap.....

[ukaskew]

The moon actually looks more impressive right now than it did for the eclipse, super vibrant red tonight.