Think about how long you want your eclipse time-lapse to be. That makes the total eclipse duration is 3 hours 20 minutes. See here for additional timing information. In Denver, the eclipse starts at 7:07pm, reaches max at 8:47, and ends at 10:27pm. The September 27th eclipse will be a super-moon, meaning the moon is at perigee in it’s orbit, and a few angular minutes larger than average. You’ll want a tracking mount for this, and ideally a moderate focal length telescope. If you want to take it up a notch, consider shooting a time-lapse of the eclipse. The above photo is of the Apeclipse taken with a Canon T3i connected to a Celestron C6 SCT on a CG5 EQ tracking mount. Just make sure you have a wide enough field of view for the whole moon. A tracking mount of course helps you capture great sharp detail. If you just want to take some individual shots through a telescope at different phases, you really don’t need a tracking mount as long as you keep the exposures short. Even basic cameras can give you good results. This photo was taken with a Canon A710, a fairly basic zoom point and shoot. Even a basic point and shoot camera can give you a great eclipse photo. Given that an exposure of a few seconds can be desirable, I highly recommend a tripod, if not a tracking mount, to keep the camera steady. (Yes, that’s a huge difference in visual magnitude!) During an eclipse last year, I found exposures at long as 5 seconds at ISO 400 during maximum worked well, while the same photo with the full moon out of eclipse takes only 1/60th of a second. At maximum eclipse, the moon will dim considerably, meaning a longer exposure time is called for to capture the red glow and lunar surface detail. Even a smartphone will work in a pinch, though you’ll also benefit from a camera with a longer lens and a tripod. Snapping a photo of a Lunar eclipse can be as simple as photographing the moon normally. Here are a couple options and some tips to maximize your pictures. Since this is one of those rare events, it benefits from some planning to make sure you can get the photograph you want. The east coast will benefit from the moon being higher in the sky, and the west coast will see the moon enter maximum eclipse shortly after moonrise. The next full Lunar eclipse in North America is on the evening of September 27th, 2015, then not until 2019! From Denver, CO, the moon will just be starting to rise as it enters eclipse. Photographing a Lunar Eclipse is actually not too hard in itself, but will benefit from a bit of planning, particularly for an eclipse time-lapse. DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning when you click the links and make a purchase, we receive a commission.
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