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Excited to see we have an opportunity for a lunar eclipse next week. Having tried to photograph it years ago and failed I was hoping to get some tips this time.
I have an app on my phone that has allowed me to work out where in the sky it will be, now I need to decide best location. I am in Farnborough so there are a couple of landmarks which may work in the skyline... failing that I would consider driving somewhere else if the weather is clear.
How do I find out how far above the horizon it will be?
No idea about getting decent photos but some good info here..
https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/lunar-eclipse
Got a friend who chases Aurora around Tas, basically a good weather app, tripod and the darkest place you can find!! Anything up in the sky will probably need a longer exposure so stability is key
More information here about where and when. Just add your location into the eclipse section top right and away you go.
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/
The moon is actually moving quite fast, so you don't want to do too long exposure. It needs a fairly fast shutter speed to get it sharp, especially if using a telephoto lens.
If you want something in the foreground, maybe worth doing a separate exposure for that, and stacking afterwards.
Last time I had two problems 340mm lens on crop sensor was not enough to get a frame filling shot. Should have tried for something in the foreground instead.
Also I practiced on a full moon which turned out to be way brighter than the blood moon. Subsequently my ISO was set too low for a non blurry exposure (the moon was moving too fast).