12/21/10 - "Total Penumbral Lunar Eclipse"

"Total Penumbral Lunar Eclipse"

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          Despite 30 F degree  temperatures, winds gusting 20 to 25 mph - for a wind chill of 18 F, partial cloud cover (washed by suburbia's ubiquitous sodium vapor street lights) and a lens that is not nearly long enough, I managed to get a few halfway decent shots of tonight's total penumbral lunar eclipse. Here's the best of the bunch; and even this shot I had to crop somewhat, to make the moon a little larger. Hopefully, by the time the next one comes around - in 2014 - I'll have a nice, long telephoto lens.


Links:
"Total Penumbral Lunar Eclipse" customizable prints, matting and framing.
More about this morning's total lunar eclipse.

Camera Data

Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed:3.2 seconds
Aperture:F/4.0
Focal Length:96 mm
ISO Speed:1600
Date Taken:Dec 21, 2010, 3:19:45 AM
Software:Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
Sensor Size:44mm