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Archive 2019 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

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I am not sure if this is the right forum to post this is in, but here goes nothing. This was my favorite shot from the series last night, just as totality began to end the scorching Earthshine from the sun lit that puppy up like nobodies business. I had my iOptron Skyguider Pro [Tracker], Lacerta MGEN II [Guider], Astromania 60mm Guidescope, and Nikon D850 with the Nikkor 200-500 firing on all cylinders.

This is a single 20 second exposure at f/7.1, ISO 64.

Jan 21, 2019 at 10:02 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

Excellent capture: very vivid image

Jan 21, 2019 at 11:41 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

This is what I was hoping to see here this morning. Excellent!

Jan 21, 2019 at 11:59 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

Celestial picture! Nice job.

Jan 21, 2019 at 12:13 PM

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Jeffrey wrote:
This is what I was hoping to see here this morning. Excellent!

Thanks, glad you like it!

Jan 21, 2019 at 06:15 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

gordon l wrote:
Celestial picture! Nice job.

Thank you!

Jan 21, 2019 at 06:15 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

gordon l wrote:
Celestial picture! Nice job.

Many thanks!

Jan 21, 2019 at 06:15 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

Brilliantly captured!

Jan 21, 2019 at 07:22 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

So cool

Jan 21, 2019 at 08:19 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

Excellent capture! Just curious if you had any issue with your 200-500 creeping when extended out to 500mm? Had a heck of a time with mine and finally had to gaff tape it in place. Haha

-JD

Jan 21, 2019 at 08:27 PM

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JD5150 wrote:
Excellent capture! Just curious if you had any issue with your 200-500 creeping when extended out to 500mm? Had a heck of a time with mine and finally had to gaff tape it in place. Haha

-JD

Thanks, and gaff tape was the answer! Mine was creeping harder than a burgler at a bank robbery. I really wish they put a zoom tension adjustment on this puppy like the Mark I Canon 100-400. I use the 200-500 for shooting deep space objects and I always have to gaff tape the zoom ring with one full rotation around the barrel.

Jan 22, 2019 at 06:57 AM

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mark1958 wrote:
So cool

Thanks Mark!

Jan 22, 2019 at 06:57 AM

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Rick Joyce wrote:
Brilliantly captured!

Thanks Rick!

Jan 22, 2019 at 06:58 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

DanielJStein wrote:
Thanks, and gaff tape was the answer! Mine was creeping harder than a burgler at a bank robbery. I really wish they put a zoom tension adjustment on this puppy like the Mark I Canon 100-400. I use the 200-500 for shooting deep space objects and I always have to gaff tape the zoom ring with one full rotation around the barrel.

Good to know I’m not the only one.

It would be nice to have a tension adjustment for sure.

-JD

Jan 22, 2019 at 10:05 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

nicely done. are there any planets visible in this view?

ever tried a wide rubberband instead of gaffer tape?

Jan 22, 2019 at 11:28 AM

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tntcorp wrote:
nicely done. are there any planets visible in this view?

ever tried a wide rubberband instead of gaffer tape?

Thank you! Interesting idea on the rubberband, how would that work? I taped one revolution around where the zoom ring meets the solid barrel of the lens thus preventing it from twisting back.

Jan 22, 2019 at 08:56 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

Sweet shot!
I also have the 850, 200-500, and iOptron Skyguider and was wondering if you were able to get a counterbalance weight to work? Because of that and and angle of shoot, I didn't think I could counterbalance the weight.
Cheers!

Jan 23, 2019 at 01:20 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

Concratulation, i had no luck, it was cloudy

Best regards

Bernhard

https://deramateurphotograph.de/

Jan 23, 2019 at 02:09 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

khenke wrote:
Sweet shot!
I also have the 850, 200-500, and iOptron Skyguider and was wondering if you were able to get a counterbalance weight to work? Because of that and and angle of shoot, I didn't think I could counterbalance the weight.
Cheers!

I had the counterweights set! It helps keep the rig tracking accuarately and takes off stress on the worm gear drive. Here is a picture of my setup.

Jan 23, 2019 at 07:56 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · The Stars Glowing Behind the Eclipsed Moon Last Night

Fantastic!

Jan 23, 2019 at 09:32 PM

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