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Lunar Eclipse February 20, 2008 I viewed this eclipse with my wife Sherry at our home in Wayside Maryland. William E. Rison
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Total
phase
Totality began at 10:01 PM EST and ended at 10:51 PM EST.
Mid eclipse was at 10:26 PM EST. Totality lasted
for 25
minutes.
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10:43 PM EST 2 seconds No processing done. |
10:43
PM EST 2 seconds moon 10 seconds stars Light levels adjusted. |
10:43
PM EST Top right clockwise 2 sec, 1 sec, 4 sec, 1/2 sec. No processing done. |
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Photography
Data:
Stellarvue
SV80S APO refractor telescope, 80mm (3.5") objecive, 480mm focal
length, f/6
Canon 20D digital SLR camera, ISO 200, 8.2 megapixels Ulead PhotoImpact 11 software |
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Equipment I used a Stellarvue SV80S APO refractor. The telescope was attached to a Astro-Physics 900GTO mount. The observatory is from Sirius observatories of Australia. Visual only observing was also done using a Tasco 11x80mm binoculars and Meade 12" LX200R Advanced Rictchey-Chrétien. |
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Meade LX200R (blue tube) 305mm (12") Advanced Rictchey-Chrétien 3048mm focal length f/10 Stellarvue SV80S (white tube) 80mm (3") APO refractor telescope 480mm F.L. f/6 Astro-Physics 900GTO equatorial mount Sirius Home model observatory, 7 1/2 feet diameter |
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Eclipse
Information Charts showing the timing of eclipse events and sky location of moon at mid-eclipse. |
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February 22, 2008 |