Eclipsed Moon with winter constellations (Nov 8, 2022)
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Hyades, Pleiades & eclipsed Moon
| Date & Time: | Nov 8 2022, from 20:02 to 20:12 JST(+0900) |
| Composed 6 shots with 2 minute exposed |
| Optical: | AF zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm (f=50mm, stop: F4.0) |
| with Kenko Starry-Night filter |
| Auto-guided with Kenko SKYMEMO Equatorial |
| Digital Camera: | Canon EOS 6D (Remodeled) |
| Location: | Furudono town, Fukushima pref. |
| Camera Settings: | Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5472×3648) |
| Device size...35×24mm, Sensitivity...ISO1600 |
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Eclipsed Moon & rising winter constellations
| Date & Time: | Nov 8 2022, from 20:38 to 20:46 JST(+0900) |
| Composed 5 shots with 2 minute exposed |
| Optical: | AF zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm (f=24mm, stop: F4.0) |
| with Kenko Starry-Night filter |
| Auto-guided with Kenko SKYMEMO Equatorial |
| Digital Camera: | Canon EOS 6D (Remodeled) |
| Location: | Furudono town, Fukushima pref. |
| Camera Settings: | Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5472×3648) |
| Device size...35×24mm, Sensitivity...ISO1600 |
The total lunar eclipse on Nov 8, 2022 was observed about 14.5 degrees SW of the Pleiades (M45) in eastern Aries.
These images were taken from the maximum to just before the end of the totality.
The first image shows Hyades and Pleiades, two open clusters in Taurus, and the moon during totality.
The second image, captured with a wide-angle lens, shows the eclipsed moon and winter constellations including Orion, rising from the eastern sky.
The images has been cropped with an equivalent focal length of 28mm.
