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Lunar Eclipse Animation - 2 Hours in 20 Seconds!
(click on image to view full size animation - size: 2.4mb)
This is an animation of the 2 hour eclipse condensed down to about 20
seconds, consisting of 14 images chosen from 160 images captured during
the eclipse, or a little under 10% of the images taken.
At the start of the eclipse, a Windows system crash forced a reboot of the
imaging computer and restarting all the imaging and scope control
software. Then following totality, intermittent clouds, then thicker
clouds moved in and wreaked havoc with my exposures and plans to get a
good series of images for animation. I still managed to pull together
enough material for an interesting, if yet different lunar eclipse
animation. The increase in clouds is very evident in the images
following the coppery red totality!
To witness a full lunar eclipse is a very unique experience, and I feel most fortunate,
especially given the dicey weather conditions in the area, to have the
opportunity to see this one through from start to finish. If you did not
get to see this eclipse, and should you ever have the opportunity to
witness one in person sometime in the future, do so, no matter what it
takes!! It is worth the effort...
Equipment: Canon 300D
DSLR, Astro-Tech AT80ED 80mm APO refractor, 0.5 focal reducer, mounted
on Meade LX90 8" telescope for tracking.
Animation created in Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe ImageReady software.
Watauga Skies Observatory
Location: Watauga, Texas
Date: 12/21/2010 - 02:12 a.m., CST
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