Eclipsed Moon & Uranus (Oct 8, 2014)



Date & Time: Oct 8 2014, 19:46 JST(+0900), 2 to 10sec. exposed
HDR composite of 7 shots with Photoshop CC
Optical: BORG 60ED (f=350mm, F5.8)
Auto-guided with Kenko SKYMEMO Equatorial
Digital Camera: Canon EOS 600D (Remodeled)
Location: Tokai vil., Ibaraki pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5184×3456)
Sensitivity...ISO800



The total lunar eclipse on Oct 8, 2014 occurred at the central region of Pisces. In that day the Uranus had the opposition by chance, positioned at only a degree southwest of the eclipsed Moon. This image shows you the eclipsed Moon and the Uranus indicated with an arrow.




Lunar Eclipse, movement of Moon

Comparison of Eclipsed Moon


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