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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: MarkS on Oct 06, 2015, 21:56:03

Title: Yet another lunar eclipse timelapse
Post by: MarkS on Oct 06, 2015, 21:56:03
1 frame taken every minute using Sony A7S on Tak Epsilon giving a total of 258 frames at 1000x1000 pixels.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3Ky5pyZvsINdlNnNVg3aW95d00/view?usp=sharing
Make sure you watch at best quality or download it first.  You'll probably need to download it to see it at 1000x1000.

I don't like the transitions but that is my fault for not taking the correct exposures during the transition from partial eclipse to blood moon and back.
I spent all yesterday evening manually aligning frames but it still looks a bit jumpy.

Mark

Title: Re: Yet another lunar eclipse timelapse
Post by: Carole on Oct 07, 2015, 08:06:39
Very smooth transition throughout Mark.

Carole
Title: Re: Yet another lunar eclipse timelapse
Post by: Fay on Oct 07, 2015, 08:16:12
I think it is very smooth Mark, difficult to do with the brightness and having to change the exposures all the time. what video program did you use?
Title: Re: Yet another lunar eclipse timelapse
Post by: JohnP on Oct 07, 2015, 08:31:14
Well that's come out very well Mark - I'd be well haps with that - like you say a few little jumps/ twists but excellent - Exposure at transition was really difficult. Are you still planning on doing a moving (as opposed to stationary) timelapse..

John
Title: Re: Yet another lunar eclipse timelapse
Post by: The Thing on Oct 07, 2015, 18:37:53
Very good, it really makes it look like the moon is going through the shadow rather than the other way round as usually seems to happen.

Duncan
Title: Re: Yet another lunar eclipse timelapse
Post by: RobertM on Oct 08, 2015, 10:42:48
Very nice indeed Mark.  Having grappled with my own last night and this morning I can only imagine what you went through to produce this.

Robert
Title: Re: Yet another lunar eclipse timelapse
Post by: Kenny on Oct 11, 2015, 21:01:55
That's awesome Mark.