Lunar eclipse photos at 01:20 UT

Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:

Same situation in Greece. Last night we had the first clear and
pristine evening in a week and I was telling myself what a shame that
the eclipse was not 24 hrs earlier. As for today (the day of the
eclipse), it has gone from bad to worse .... I was planning to drive a
few hours west of Athens for clear skies but it seems the weather has
fallen apart there as well.

Similar here but not that bad yet. Clouds are just moving in (2:30 AM)
and unsettled weather is expected through the weekend so we may be
driving to dodge clouds. We'll have to wait and see what develops,
though, as there's no way to forecast precisely enough with this
situation. I've got my spots picked and hope to shoot the rising,
eclipsed Moon over the mountains.

Mike Simmons

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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Just a reminder, with little under 24 hours to go, anyone wanting to
have a go at grabbing a Moon + stars image for the Lunar Parallax
Demonstration Project - the preferred time for image taking is 01h20m
UT.

Slightly off topic- but I see UT being quoted a lot in astronomy and
wondered how it translates to British "GMT" time? Some websites and
magazines say that something will occur at, say 03:00 UT, which is
equivalent to variuos times in the US, but I never see it related back to
GMT! What time should I be popping outside tonight to see anything?

James wrote:
Slightly off topic- but I see UT being quoted a lot in astronomy and
wondered how it translates to British "GMT" time?

Unless otherwise stated, assume UT = GMT.
See: http://astunit.com/tutorials/time.htm for more detail on the
distinctions between the various UTs and GMT.

Best,
Stephen

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James wrote:

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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Just a reminder, with little under 24 hours to go, anyone wanting to
have a go at grabbing a Moon + stars image for the Lunar Parallax
Demonstration Project - the preferred time for image taking is 01h20m
UT.


James,

Slightly off topic- but I see UT being quoted a lot in astronomy and
wondered how it translates to British "GMT" time? Some websites and
magazines say that something will occur at, say 03:00 UT, which is
equivalent to variuos times in the US, but I never see it related back to
GMT! What time should I be popping outside tonight to see anything?

I think these two (GMT and UT) are interchangeable. As for
something happening at 03:00 UT, I think it refers to the end of the
umbral portion of the eclipse which occurs at 03:04:29 UT (I am going on
memory here).

Anthony.

Mike,

How quickly can we get on a plane for you-know-where to watch this
thing with Babek?! :-)

Anthony.

Mike Simmons wrote:

Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:


Same situation in Greece. Last night we had the first clear and
pristine evening in a week and I was telling myself what a shame that
the eclipse was not 24 hrs earlier. As for today (the day of the
eclipse), it has gone from bad to worse .... I was planning to drive a
few hours west of Athens for clear skies but it seems the weather has
fallen apart there as well.



Similar here but not that bad yet. Clouds are just moving in (2:30 AM)
and unsettled weather is expected through the weekend so we may be
driving to dodge clouds. We'll have to wait and see what develops,
though, as there's no way to forecast precisely enough with this
situation. I've got my spots picked and hope to shoot the rising,
eclipsed Moon over the mountains.

Mike Simmons

Cloud last week for the two AURORA displays and now cloud for tonights
eclipse. I think I am going to shoot myself.

PaulB.

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 08:52:31 +0000, lid
(ChrisH) wrote:

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 01:39:45 +0000, Pete Lawrence
wrote:

Just a reminder, with little under 24 hours to go, anyone wanting to
have a go at grabbing a Moon + stars image for the Lunar Parallax
Demonstration Project - the preferred time for image taking is 01h20m
UT.

For information, I've created a webpage that can be accessed from the
top link on my home page (address in sig.). I've had a number of
positive intentions to contribute (if conditions permit). However,
more are always welcome. I'll direct all further updates through the
webpage.

Good luck and clear skies to all who are going to try for this
event...

Looks like solid cloud here for tonight :-(

ChrisH

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Paul A Brierley wrote:

Cloud last week for the two AURORA displays and now cloud for tonights
eclipse. I think I am going to shoot myself.

PaulB.

If you must - but do it during the eclipse and at a dark site. Gives
you the best chance of missing.

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Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote:

Mike,

How quickly can we get on a plane for you-know-where to watch
this thing with Babek?! :-)

Anthony.

:-) It's too late for that solution for me but you might make it.
Babak, however, is on a Russian icebreaker headed for the path of the
total solar eclipse in Antarctica. No matter -- the forecast for Tehran
is for clouds anyway. You'd have to go to the south of the country to
find clear skies. There's still time if you hurry! :-)

Things look poor this morning and are expected to get worse. :-(

Mike Simmons

Pete,

Another possibly-blindingly-obvious one I've jsut thought of. Do you
have some way of accounting for distortion introduced by the camera
lens? Should we each photograph a piece of graph paper as well, or
something?


Best,
Stephen

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On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 19:38:49 +0000, Stephen Tonkin
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Pete,

Another possibly-blindingly-obvious one I've jsut thought of. Do you
have some way of accounting for distortion introduced by the camera
lens? Should we each photograph a piece of graph paper as well, or
something?


Best,
Stephen

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