27th September- Super moon lunar eclipse!!!

[jamahir]

The brightest object in the sky is supposed to be Venus. But is it so close to moon?

good point.

 

[Levina]

So here is my shot of the super moon when the skies were clear:

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And this is my shot of the eclipse more than half way through, with clouds ruining the clarity. By the time the full eclipse happened, it was even worse.

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Awesome!!!
Thanks for posting.

good point.

Look at the moon's path

 

[jamahir]

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is that normal??

 

[Levina]

is that normal??

No idea.

 

[VCheng]

Awesome!!!
Thanks for posting.

Look at the moon's path

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I only wish the clouds had not moved in for the total eclipse. I was so ready.

That path of the moon is due to photoshop, or due to the pattern of the movement of the camera, not the moon itself.

 

[Levina]

photoshop, or due to the pattern of the movement of the camera, not the moon itself

I thought it was photoshopped.
Thanks for confirming it.

 

[niaz]

I got up around 2.00 AM London time. As setting up of my 150mm refractor is quite cumbersome, I observed the eclipse with my 25 X 100 astronomical binoculars but with such magnification, you don’t see the full disc. Once I switched to the normal 7 X 35 binoculars, I could see the entire disc. Moon was about quarter of the way up the southern sky and appeared much larger than then normal full moon. Most of it was light red with the central spots much darker.

September being the harvest time, in olden times with full moon framers could work late into the night to gather their harvest. Therefore full moon close to the September equinox was referred to as ‘Harvest moon’ in English speaking countries

 

[Levina]

got up around 2.00 AM London time. As setting up of my 150mm refractor is quite cumbersome, I observed the eclipse with my 25 X 100 astronomical binoculars but with such magnification, you don’t see the full disc. Once I switched to the normal 7 X 35 binoculars, I could see the entire disc. Moon was about quarter of the way up the southern sky and appeared much larger than then normal full moon. Most of it was light red with the central spots much darker

Did you click any pictures of the moon sir?

September being the harvest time, in olden times with full moon framers could work late into the night to gather their harvest. Therefore full moon close to the September equinox was referred to as ‘Harvest moon’ in English speaking countries

Thanks for the info.

 

[niaz]

I took up astronomy as a hobby after I retired. Even though I have a German Equatorial mount which rotates at the same speed as the earth so that you can keep a star in focus for long periods (essential for astro-photography). The mount must be perfectly aligned before this can be done. Since I have troubled bending down (bad knees), perfect alignment is tedious work for me.

Additionally, I live in an area with lot of light pollution and one needs to carry the telescope to a suitable place for quality viewing of deep sky objects. Equatorial mounts are quite heavy and not easy to get in & out of the car for a 70 year old man. I usually make do with a manual alt-azimuth mount which is okay for normal viewing but has no rotating motor.

Despite owning a 200 mm Reflector as well as a 150 mm Refractor, sadly I am not into astro-photography.

 

[untitled]

Could not help it
The wolf inside me just took over

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[Indus Falcon]

Could not help it
The wolf inside me just took over

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Well nothing wrong with it, after all that was the purpose of this thread!

 

[untitled]

Well nothing wrong with it, after all that was the purpose of this thread!

BTW we down under missed out

 

[Indus Falcon]

BTW we down under missed out

No big deal. There's a full moon every month.

What ever color moon you prefer, put on tinted glasses, look through it and howl away to glory!!

Problem Solved!!!

 

[untitled]

No big deal. There's a full moon every month.

What ever color moon you prefer, put on tinted glasses, look through it and howl away to glory!!

Problem Solved!!!

 

[Marshmallow]

That's early morning (4:15am-4:45am- UAE).

what's the significance of this red moon?