Eclipse. There are solar eclipses, and there are lunar eclipses. A solar eclipse is when the moon moves in front
of the sun, and appears to take a bite out of it. A lunar eclipse does not have a bite taken from it, but appears to
darken and turn colors of reds and oranges.
October 17th brought us a partial lunar eclipse. Last year about this time, we had a full lunar eclipse (see below).
The early mornings before sunrise has been covered with fog. With the bright full moon causing the scenery to
have an eerie glow. As I shot some trial shots of the moon, I noticed the moon had a dark spot along its' southern
limb. I had forgotten about the eclipse occuring this morning, plus, it was said to be visable along the Pacific
coast just before sunrise. I had taken some shots with the moon in the landscape when I finally realized it. Here is
a couple of shots...
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October 27th brought us a halloween eclipse. The sky was feeling very much like fall. There was a bit of cloud
throughout the day, always turning out that way on the day of some atmospheric event. But, the clouds left and the
eclipse was awesome!
Pentax k1000, 500mm f/5.6 lens, with a 2x tele-converter. Fuji 200 film at 3 seconds.
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My second attempt at photographing a lunar eclipse. The first was from 1998(?) and taken on techpan film. I had
a problem trying to get someone to develop the film. So this time I had some fuji film that I know I can get
processed at Kmart!
So here's my 11/8/2003 eclipse story...
I started shooting at 6:32pm, and shot one pic per 15 minutes. I used a 500mm lens with a 2x tele-converter for the
first (5) shots. Then I switched to a 70-210mm, but that lens has a flareing problem. I don't have a driven mount to
track the stars, so I used a 50mm lens for about (6) photos during totality. I then took a few with my 28mm lens.
Here are the better photos...
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Here are a few new pictures of the recent 6/10/2002 partial solar eclipse. Some parts of the country saw almost a
full eclipse, like California, where we here in Michigan, saw a partial (15%) eclipse. We had some cloud on the
horizon, and the eclipse occurred at sunset, making it a colorful and challenging sight! And...it was visible to
the naked eye.
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My first partial solar eclipse photographed December 25, 2000. I used a 500mm Pro-Optic
lens with a Solar filter. To veterans, this is redundant, but, Do not attempt to view the sun at any stage of an
eclipse with the naked eye!
