Saturday 3/04 2007 Lunar Eclipse

mfgoode · 2007-03-02, 08:57

Saturday night date with lunar eclipse -

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070301...n_070301122122

Star gazers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will have a front-and-center view of the eclipse in a late-night sky, with the zenith occurring at 23:21 GMT.
On the east coast of North America, the Moon will already be eclipsed when it rises at around sunset, while in Asia early risers will get a glimpse of the lunar blackout as the Moon sets.

Mally

michaf · 2007-03-02, 09:25

As a reminder,

this is the best lunar eclips until 2029.
Before that one, the intermediate ones will be too low in the sky for Europe.

So enjoy :)

Andi47 · 2007-03-02, 10:47

And for Austria it seems that the sky will be too cloudy on saturday.

Eivind · 2007-03-02, 11:11

Why not wait until the 19/3-2007 where the moon will be dark all night

Well, I will be in a summerhouse all weekend far away form any magor lightsourcs, but 22:40 UT might be at bit late - this of course is highly depending on the quantity af redwhine left in the bottle

-Eivind

davieddy · 2007-03-03, 18:22

The sun has just set here (England) so I guess if sun earth moon
are colinear ATM, the moon should be rising. I'll go see.

davieddy · 2007-03-03, 18:37

Sod's Law operating: clear sky in the west, solid cloud in the east:((

davieddy · 2007-03-03, 18:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eivind

Why not wait until the 19/3-2007 where the moon will be dark all night

-Eivind

No. It will be dark all day. It will be set all night.

Flatlander · 2007-03-03, 19:04

I've got a good view here (S.E. England) and the forecast is good. I have my digital camera ready to take stills about 20 secs apart and I have software to turn them into an avi.

It's just a shame I have no way of tracking the moon.

davieddy · 2007-03-03, 19:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flatlander

I've got a good view here (S.E. England) and the forecast is good. I have my digital camera ready to take stills about 20 secs apart and I have software to turn them into an avi.

It's just a shame I have no way of tracking the moon.

Can you fix the orientation of the camera?

Flatlander · 2007-03-03, 19:27

I can fix the position with the tripod.
The zoom is playing up so the field of view will be quite large. I will start with the moon on the left and hope the moon performs for me before it gets out of shot on the right. It's all a bit 'Heath-Robinson'.
I will set it 2048x1536 (it's highest res.) and worry about resizing afterwards.
It's just a 3 magapixel Canon A70 connected to the PC with a long USB cable.
I don't think I'll see much detail of the moon but it should catch the colour changes.

davieddy · 2007-03-03, 19:34

Sky now clear here (Milton Keynes) and full moon shining through my window. Roll on 8:20 GMT

2007-03-02, 08:57	#1
mfgoode Bronze Medalist Jan 2004 Mumbai,India 2²·3³·19 Posts	Saturday 3/04 2007 Lunar Eclipse Saturday night date with lunar eclipse - http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070301...n_070301122122 Star gazers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will have a front-and-center view of the eclipse in a late-night sky, with the zenith occurring at 23:21 GMT. On the east coast of North America, the Moon will already be eclipsed when it rises at around sunset, while in Asia early risers will get a glimpse of the lunar blackout as the Moon sets. Mally

2007-03-02, 11:11	#4
Eivind Feb 2006 3·17 Posts	Why not wait until the 19/3-2007 where the moon will be dark all night Well, I will be in a summerhouse all weekend far away form any magor lightsourcs, but 22:40 UT might be at bit late - this of course is highly depending on the quantity af redwhine left in the bottle -Eivind Last fiddled with by Eivind on 2007-03-02 at 11:12

2007-03-03, 19:04	#8
Flatlander I quite division it "Chris" Feb 2005 England 4035₈ Posts	I've got a good view here (S.E. England) and the forecast is good. I have my digital camera ready to take stills about 20 secs apart and I have software to turn them into an avi. It's just a shame I have no way of tracking the moon. Last fiddled with by Flatlander on 2007-03-03 at 19:05

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2007-03-02, 09:25	#2
michaf Jan 2005 479 Posts	As a reminder, this is the best lunar eclips until 2029. Before that one, the intermediate ones will be too low in the sky for Europe. So enjoy :)

2007-03-02, 10:47	#3
Andi47 Oct 2004 Austria 2×17×73 Posts	And for Austria it seems that the sky will be too cloudy on saturday.

2007-03-03, 18:22	#5
davieddy "Lucan" Dec 2006 England 194A₁₆ Posts	The sun has just set here (England) so I guess if sun earth moon are colinear ATM, the moon should be rising. I'll go see.

2007-03-03, 18:37	#6
davieddy "Lucan" Dec 2006 England 2·3·13·83 Posts	Sod's Law operating: clear sky in the west, solid cloud in the east:((

2007-03-03, 19:27	#10
Flatlander I quite division it "Chris" Feb 2005 England 4035₈ Posts	I can fix the position with the tripod. The zoom is playing up so the field of view will be quite large. I will start with the moon on the left and hope the moon performs for me before it gets out of shot on the right. It's all a bit 'Heath-Robinson'. I will set it 2048x1536 (it's highest res.) and worry about resizing afterwards. It's just a 3 magapixel Canon A70 connected to the PC with a long USB cable. I don't think I'll see much detail of the moon but it should catch the colour changes.

2007-03-03, 19:34	#11
davieddy "Lucan" Dec 2006 England 6474₁₀ Posts	Sky now clear here (Milton Keynes) and full moon shining through my window. Roll on 8:20 GMT