Tonight's Eclipse

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Surprised no-one's started a thread on this already ( unless I've missed it )

Earlier haze has dissipated, hoping it stays clear....



Pre -eclipse ( experimenting with camera settings to get a decent image )

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2:15

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02:30

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2:45

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Pic credit:Michael Hawkins

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Mojocvh said:

Amazing how the stars have come out, you know the reason but the difference is staggering...

Yup

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Mojocvh said:

Camera phone useless stop

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

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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