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Time Lapse of Lunar Eclipse

Posted by michael on from the shadows-linger dept.

MufasaZX writes "Start with a relatively rare occurrence, the complete lunar eclipse from last Wednesday. Next add the amazingly rare, a perfectly clear fog free night in San Francisco, as viewed from the cliffs overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Then I set up my trusty Sony MiniDV camcorder and wide angle lens on a tripod and proceeded to freeze my butt off for 2 hours. Dump the video into Premier, accelerate it 200x to just 37 seconds, and the resulting video is IMHO simply stunning. Until my web server gets crushed you can download it here, but after that please use your Gnutella client of choice and search for LunarEclipse-10-2004.wmv."

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  1. Captured in a single image... by Animaether · · Score: 5, Interesting

    For those not willing to wait for the movie download, or don't care for a movie, or are waiting for an MPG format version or whatever...

    Lunar Eclipse caught in a single image
    ( Thanks to cozzy for the URL )

    1. Re:Captured in a single image... by DarkBlackFox · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Here's a few I took through my 8" reflector scope. Not as good as I'd have liked, but for a little crappy point n' shoot 1.3mp camera, it wasn't bad. Funny thin was a real nice 5mp camera I had ordered the previous week came in the day after the eclipse. If I had that, they'd have been much more impressive. (Apologies for the Earthlink'ed space, but my main server has very limited bandwith.. if anyone feels like mirroring please do.)

      Moon 1
      Moon 2
      Moon 3 (my personal favorite)
      Moon 4
      Moon 5
      Moon 6
      Moon 7

  2. Interesting, but not great. *Here* is great. by wherley · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This shot really makes you appreciate the lunar surface and appearance during eclipse.

    And this timelapse video shows what can be done in that arena.

  3. Re:Hmm not that impressive. by Wiwi+Jumbo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    While it might not be that great, I took this picture(s) on my balcony in Ottawa. You might like it more.

    http://www.deviantart.com/view/11794545/

    Set the camera up on a tripod and let it do all the work. :)

    --
    Wiwi
    "I trust in my abilities,
    but I want more then they offer"