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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: MarkS on Sep 28, 2015, 19:30:05

Title: A quick and dirty eclipse video
Post by: MarkS on Sep 28, 2015, 19:30:05

I built this from the jpg files.  Later I intend to create one from the raw files, which will allow me to have smoother transitions between the variations in exposure.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3Ky5pyZvsINbEtZUmM2cUJkdHM/view?usp=sharing

Mark
Title: Re: A quick and dirty eclipse video
Post by: Fay on Sep 28, 2015, 20:03:53
Oooh I like that Mark. you came out the other side then!!
Title: Re: A quick and dirty eclipse video
Post by: MarkS on Sep 28, 2015, 20:06:15
Quote from: Fay on Sep 28, 2015, 20:03:53
Oooh I like that Mark. you came out the other side then!!

Yes - I was out there for the duration.

Mark
Title: Re: A quick and dirty eclipse video
Post by: Carole on Sep 28, 2015, 21:37:26
Well done Mark, I am still processing my images which I hope will be an animation.  I didn't stay out for the 2nd half though as I was really tired having helped my son move house over the weekend.

Carole 
Title: Re: A quick and dirty eclipse video
Post by: JohnP on Sep 29, 2015, 09:27:30
Nice Mark - really look forward to raw version - my only comments would be:

1. Would be great if could have bigger - (I guess file size becomes un-manageable)
2. To my brain the timelapse looks around the wrong way i.e. it is rising as it eclipses - shouldn't this be around the other way - i.e. as eclipse progressed moon got lower in sky...

Very nice though
Title: Re: A quick and dirty eclipse video
Post by: MarkS on Sep 29, 2015, 12:11:07
Interesting points John.  I deliberately didnt want a static moon with shadow passing across it - everyone does that.  So Ithought it would be instructional to see the moon travel through a stationary shadow and it does pass right to left through the earth's shadow.  I thought it aided understanding of what is happening but maybe it doesn't.

Maybe it will be more obvious once I've included the umbral and penumbral circles

Mark
Title: Re: A quick and dirty eclipse video
Post by: Mac on Sep 29, 2015, 17:29:25
thats a different slant on the eclipse,
good work.

Mac.
Title: Re: A quick and dirty eclipse video
Post by: Kenny on Oct 01, 2015, 21:22:50
Nice one!

I thought Kent was going to be clouded out by the time the eclipse started so I drove up north to be sure I had clear skies.