Partial Lunar Eclipse shots; Venus near the Sun

[ravnostic]

Meah. It’s just the moon; it’s not even total; yada yada.

But I got some nice ones.

Full moon (close enough to ‘super’ that I say phuk the media last month):

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/jun/04/moon.jpg

Early on in first contact:

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/jun/04/mooneclipse1.jpg

Mid-eclipse:

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/jun/04/mooneclipse2.jpg

scenic foreground (dark area of moon exposed correctly; the rest blown out)

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/jun/04/mooneclipse4.jpg

And shortly before sunrise, with a nice smokestack foreground:

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/jun/04/mooneclipse5.jpg

Next stop; the Vesuvian transit. I took a shot yesterday at the whole ‘ring around Venus’ thing; didn’t pass muster. Sun’s too close, lens flare and could have burnt my telescope if it were any closer, sans solar filter (thus, won’t be trying again today). At best, you can barely tell it’s more than 1/2 of crescent. Call it French!

//it’s okay for what I could do. A black-belt, I am not. But I’m happy with what I got, really. What’s like, two tiers down from black belting?

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/jun/04/venusweb.jpg

[Yugoboy]

I totally concede on the Farkstronomy thing. Those are some nice shots I wish I had the ability to even think about getting.

[ravnostic]

Thanks, Yugo.

Total fail on the ring thing tonight; didn’t break out the scope, just took shots with the sun obscured behind buildings before sunset. Oh, well. I’ll get a few transit shots; but not many, really, due to my laziness of site choices within reach of a 100 foot electrical cord.

[orionid]

Oh, well. I’ll get a few transit shots; but not many, really, due to my laziness of site choices within reach of a 100 foot electrical cord.

I found this for you

[ravnostic]

They do make batteries for the scope, +Orionid, though the ones I got when I bought it got recalled for starting fires….

(haven’t got the replacements as it’s never been necessary to do so.)

[Yoyo]

Boobies post of Venus. And like all women, she sure takes her time. Much slower than the solar eclipse.

https://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWVFAYrWnWyo2End3CDUYlPp_iUH7pa7goA2VtD1DkUPoIE6mk-Uo_MZ-SLUcLjYTC0KEAeicrcfC3y5cW4jRqw/venus-at-edge.jpg
Link to SkyDrive for other pic of Venus at the edge of the sun.

[orionid]

Uncropped, 900mm-ish

Transit of Venus 1 by Orionid, on Flickr

[Yoyo]

Drat! Foiled again by Orionid’s mad skillz.
I’m using my Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS at the big end set to 1/500 and f/8.
My pic is full resolution, i.e. severely cropped.

Do tell, how do you get the great variation of shades across the sun?

[orionid]

Do tell, how do you get the great variation of shades across the sun?

Clouds. ;D

[Yoyo]

Clouds?
What are these strange things of which you speak?
As a desert dweller, such things are foreign to me.

[orionid]

Moar:

How My Transit Started by Orionid, on Flickr

Filtered by Clouds by Orionid, on Flickr

Cloud Covered Transit by Orionid, on Flickr

More Clouds by Orionid, on Flickr

[hunches]

Setup:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76727975@N05/7343418900/in/photostream

Venus 1 by hunches, on Flickr

Venus 2 by hunches, on Flickr

Venus 3 by hunches, on Flickr

[Yugoboy]

That loud thunk was my jaw hitting the floor. Crazy good stuff!

[CauseISaidSo]

^ What Yugoboy said. Awesome shots everyone. orionid, I especially like that 2nd one of yours.

Nice & sunny all day long here until mid-afternoon, then the clouds moved in and kept coming. By the time the sun was low enough to even try shooting without a solar filter, I had nothing but clouds. Had to settle for a decent sunset as a consolation prize (SOOC):

[ravnostic]

Yugo it’s a great shot, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Difficult subjects, and all that. I already told Orionid how much I admire his G—err—V spot. hunches–that is one awesome rig! I wish I had that when I took these same shots in 20o4!! They’re all gone, now, victims of some virus or whatnot–I take much better precautions now!

Any who, kudos for everyone for getting such great shots!

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