Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/19

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Exposure for eclipse of moon ?
From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 06:55:41 -0800
 
Ted, you'll probably know the answer to this.  If I wanted to shoot the
eclipse using twinky flash, what sort of guide number would I need to expose
the moon properly on Velvia???

;-)
Paul Chefurka

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ted Grant [mailto:tedgrant@islandnet.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 9:45 AM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Exposure for eclipse of moon ?
>
>Actually this will be a toughie, as the moon, although 
>eclipsed by earth
>and in shadow, will have a reddish glow due to sun rays as 
>they bend around
>earth and give glow to the moon. In other words a "sort of fill flash
>effect for shadows!"