Eclipsed Moon with the Hyades & Pleiades (Nov 19, 2021)


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Date & Time: Nov 19 2021, from 18:18 to 18:21 JST(+0900)
Composed 4 shots with 1 minute exposed
Optical: AF zoom-Nikkor 80-200mmF2.8ED (f=80mm, F4.0)
with Kenko Starry-Night filter
Auto-guided with Kenko SKYMEMO Equatorial
Digital Camera: Canon EOS 6D (Remodeled)
Location: Hiraiso, Hitachi-naka city, Ibaraki pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5472×3648)
Device size...35×24mm, Sensitivity...ISO800



The partial lunar eclipse on Nov 19, 2021 occurred at the western region of Taurus, about 5.5 degrees south of the Pleiades. This image has taken at around the maximum magnitude of eclipse. Although the field is covered with thin clouds, you can appreciate the eclipsed moon with two major star clusters of the Hyades and the Pleiades.




Continuous composed image of Partial Lunar Eclipse

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