Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I try to shoot every eclipse with my Astro-Physics 155mm f/7 apo refractor (we astronomers denominate astronomical telescope objectives backwards from us photographers, giving the aperture and f/ratio rather than the FL and f/ratio, so photographers would call this a 1085mm f/7) and, this year, the Leikon D700. So far, the weathercators are right on, with snow clouds gathered and obscuring the moon, and snow to follow by eclipse time. Small chance though of an incompletely obscured moon that might make a neat picture at partial phase and in mid-totality, coppery red thru the high cloud. And 22 degrees F. ?howard On Dec 20, 2010, at 8:37 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > it's 33 degrees here so not me. but it sounds like it would be cool. > north america is going to get a great shot at it. europe, africa and asia > will miss some or all of it due to moonrise or moonset. (see picture on > the website) > > http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2010.html#LE2010Dec21T > > Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 05:29:17 UT > Partial Eclipse Begins: 06:32:37 UT > Total Eclipse Begins: 07:40:47 UT > Greatest Eclipse: 08:16:57 UT > Total Eclipse Ends: 08:53:08 UT > Partial Eclipse Ends: 10:01:20 UT > Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 11:04:31 UT > > -rei > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information