Shot of the lunar eclipse

So far Jason, your eclipse pictures can't be beat. What magnification (?X-zoom) did you use? Where I was (Connecticut), some of the brighter umbral portions shone a yellowish hue. There was also a touch of blue but probably appearing so, in the presence of a lot of adjacent orange hues. I try to make every eclipse: lunar or solar, and my eclipse-luck (vs. clouds) is far better than my storm-luck!
 
Thanks Dan and everyone else that enjoyed the pics. I'm just waiting from Mike H. to come in here and blow us all away! I have a Sony DSC-H9 with a 12x zoom.
 
I had clouds here so I never go the chance to take a photo from my telescope. Very disappointed... Nice photos from the other people here though.
 
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Full size image can be seen here.

Location: Rooftop, Downtown Kansas City, MO
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Lens: EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

Image No. Exposure ISO Focal Length Time
4776 1.0s @ f/13.0 200 55mm 8:54pm CST
4781 1.0s @ f/5.6 200 55mm 9:10pm CST
4783 1.0s @ f/5.6 200 55mm 9:22pm CST
4785 1.0s @ f/5.6 200 55mm 9:29pm CST
4787 1.0s @ f/5.6 200 55mm 9:35pm CST
4789 1.0s @ f/5.6 200 55mm 9:36pm CST
4791 1.0s @ f/5.6 200 55mm 9:40pm CST
4797 5.0s @ f/5.6 200 55mm 9:41pm CST
4805 1.0s @ f/5.6 200 55mm 9:59pm CST

This was my first attempt at lunar photography (let alone a lunar eclipse) so I made some rookie mistakes. As I expected, my stock 55mm Canon lens was not able to resolve much detail. The experience was good though and I am better prepared for the next one in 3 years.

Viewing conditions were pretty good in Kansas City through about 9:45pm - 10:00pm when clouds rolled into the area.

Great shots everyone. I can't wait to see more from experienced lunar photographers!
 
Love the pictures!

I didn't see the moon- intense thunderstorms, pouring rain and lightning lastnight in Phoenix. It was a great reason to miss the eclipse:)
 
Good skies but -12°F at the time of totality. The cursed Nikon circuit board noise was really bad at those temps even with try to keep the cam warm and free from breath frost. 40+ shots and only kept these two. Manual focus with your eyes tearing up from the cold is not easy.
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Here are a few of what I took. I had sort of a rough time focusing with the haziness and cloud cover at times. Does anyone have any idea what the green reflections are in the last few pictures? They actually have the shape of the moon with the phase of the eclipse showing. I have had these kind of pictures a couple of times in the past, but not like this.
 

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As Bill said, the cold was insane. But it was a little warmer where I was with temps at -10F.

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Dennis Sherrod said:
Here are a few of what I took. I had sort of a rough time focusing with the haziness and cloud cover at times. Does anyone have any idea what the green reflections are in the last few pictures? They actually have the shape of the moon with the phase of the eclipse showing. I have had these kind of pictures a couple of times in the past, but not like this.
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Dennis, did you have a filter on your lens? I've had the same problem before and it made a difference whether I shot with or without the filter.
 
Clouds came in right at totality, so I floored it northeast and caught the last few minutes of totality. Mike Hollingshead has some great photos, including a moon halo during the eclipse!

Canon Rebel XT, 100-400L, 2x extender, ISO 100, manual, f/11, 1/80.

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Sigma 10-20, f/5.6, ISO 400, 20 seconds at 10mm.
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Kristina, I had a UV filter on it. I usually leave it on most all the time. I did not even think of that as being a possible culprit. With that said, does it make sense why it did not show during any other phases until the final phase of the eclipse. Just light reflection, maybe?
 
It's called ghosting and flare, and sometimes happens when pointed directly at a light source (such as the moon).

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-flare.htm

Try stopping it down (f/ 7.1-f/11), as it usually happens when your lens is wide open (f/2.8-f/4.0 for example)

Dennis Sherrod said:
Kristina, I had a UV filter on it. I usually leave it on most all the time. I did not even think of that as being a possible culprit. With that said, does it make sense why it did not show during any other phases until the final phase of the eclipse. Just light reflection, maybe?
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