![]() ![]() You have to keep in mind, though, that more light-weighted mounts (like Star Adventurer) can only be used with cameras equipped with relatively light lenses, and most of them don’t have a focal length large enough for detailed closeups of the Moon. Just make sure you know how to switch it to “lunar” rate. An altitude-azimuth GoTo mount, equatorial computerized telescope mount or star tracker like Star Adventurer will do the image justice. ![]() For lunar closeups, it is recommended to use a mount capable of tracking at the lunar rate. Taking shots of the Moon is a relatively easy task even for the beginner, but you have to be ready for longer exposures during the totality, when tracking at the lunar rate is needed due to a much darker scene. The exposures were roughly 6 minutes apart. This image was taken with a 24 mm Sigma lens mounted on a Canon 6D camera and tripod. John McDonald The lunar eclipse of January 2019 came in a clear period between clouds in Victoria giving us a wonderful view of the spectacle from my back yard. I like taking eclipse sequences by getting separate pictures at regular intervals and combining them in image software such as Photoshop afterward. All that is needed is a camera with manual settings and a tripod. A cable release is useful to avoid jiggling the camera. Lunar eclipses are well worth photographing. They are relatively frequent and long lasting, because the Earth’s shadow is much larger than the Moon and takes considerable time to cross it. Often, there are opportunities to capture a lunar eclipse with an interesting foreground. One of the striking effects in lunar eclipse events is the colour change that occurs with the Moon turning to a red or orange colour, depending on the condition of the Earth’s atmosphere at the time. Here are some tips on photographing the Moon during a lunar eclipse from those two people who have done it. (Lunar eclipse schedule from The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s 2021 Observer’s Handbook ) Photographing a total lunar eclipse ![]()
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