10th Dec 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse photography observation from INDIA
Observation by - Parimal Dave & my wife Ketaki Dave - both Life members of Jyotirvidya Parisanstha Pune (JVP) - oldest amateur astronomers association in INDIA since 1995.
Photography Location - From my residence at Aundh, Anand Park, Pune - 411007
Photography Equipment used - Canon 550D digital SLR camera attached to a 4 inch Celestron F/13 computerized telescope at Prime focus.
Exposure time – ISO 400/800. Different exposures from 2 seconds, 6 sec, 8 sec, 10 sec & at Totality 25 seconds. Long exposures were possible as the telescope was tracking the moon continuously for entire eclipse duration.
Composite Image of the Moon passing through the Earth’s shadow created using Photoshop CS5.
Lunar Eclipse - Earth Shadow Composite - What is special about this Image? - on the right is the 1st pic - Moon when it entered the Earth's shadow then 2nd pic shows Earth completely into the Earth's shadow (Totality) & then 3rd Image Moon is leaving the Earth’s shadow - In the Composite above we can see the Moon's path as it travels through the Earth’s shadow during the eclipse.
Thanks
parimaldave@gmail.com