Nice picture of the partially eclipsed Moon at moonrise, Jame. Unfortunately, we here in rainier Seattle were plagued by a layer of clouds that hid the moon until just before 1900 hours. At which point there was but a sliver of unshaded Moon left.
I also like the partial eclipse for the dramatic effect. Unfortunately, as Grumpy said, we didn't have the option pre-totality, and my Sanford & Son setup was torn down post totality.
HEY! I was showing a buddy at work your shot and while trying to zoom in to full res I noticed that you can make out some ring detail on Saturn to the lower left.
Amazing.
I think you should try again tonight if you can (if the moon isn't in the way) and take a long slow shot of Saturn, see if you can resolve any more. Maybe a sequence of short ones that I could then stack?
I definitely saw something that looked like a disc emanating from the upper right and lower left. Saturn's rings? Well, maybe. But notice the similar "haze" coming off the upper right part of the moon (glare from the brightness).
Did Bopop verify that Saturn was about in this position? That would clinch it. If indeed you captured the rings of Saturn then you had a much better view (less atmospheric interference) than we here on the deck.
On the "Astronomy Shot of the Day" for today (22 February) there is posted a composite photo of the moon (in partial eclipse, I believe) with Regulus above and Saturn at eight o'clock. So, although the apparent "rings" we could detect in your photograph maybe a result of a tree in the foreground, the bright figure we all suspected was Saturn, is in fact Saturn.
Wow, nice shot James! I was able to see the lunar eclipse due to no cloud cover, but I was unfortunately visiting the mall with Julie so the parking lot lights were a distraction - definitely not a problem at casa Zimmerman.
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Nice picture of the partially eclipsed Moon at moonrise, Jame. Unfortunately, we here in rainier Seattle were plagued by a layer of clouds that hid the moon until just before 1900 hours. At which point there was but a sliver of unshaded Moon left.
Also see Blief's at http://www.blief.zwise.org/.
Great shot Jame!
Much clearer than mine I think.
I also like the partial eclipse for the dramatic effect.
Unfortunately, as Grumpy said, we didn't have the option pre-totality, and my Sanford & Son setup was torn down post totality.
HEY!
I was showing a buddy at work your shot and while trying to zoom in to full res I noticed that you can make out some ring detail on Saturn to the lower left.
Amazing.
I think you should try again tonight if you can (if the moon isn't in the way) and take a long slow shot of Saturn, see if you can resolve any more. Maybe a sequence of short ones that I could then stack?
That is a beautiful shot Jamey!
I definitely saw something that looked like a disc emanating from the upper right and lower left. Saturn's rings? Well, maybe. But notice the similar "haze" coming off the upper right part of the moon (glare from the brightness).
Did Bopop verify that Saturn was about in this position? That would clinch it. If indeed you captured the rings of Saturn then you had a much better view (less atmospheric interference) than we here on the deck.
By looking at my original I was able to conclude that it isn't Saturn's ring, but just a flare caused by a tree in the foreground.
On the "Astronomy Shot of the Day" for today (22 February) there is posted a composite photo of the moon (in partial eclipse, I believe) with Regulus above and Saturn at eight o'clock. So, although the apparent "rings" we could detect in your photograph maybe a result of a tree in the foreground, the bright figure we all suspected was Saturn, is in fact Saturn.
Wow, nice shot James! I was able to see the lunar eclipse due to no cloud cover, but I was unfortunately visiting the mall with Julie so the parking lot lights were a distraction - definitely not a problem at casa Zimmerman.
Tom
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