26th May 2021
I posted my DSLR images soon after the lunar eclipse yesterday and made a few comments about the eclipse. I’m following them up today with some of the images I simultaneously took through my telescope. The main picture above shows the edge of the Moon immediately after totality ended.
The image gallery below shows the sequence leading up to totality.
Beginning 
Progressing 
Half way 
Going… 
Going… 
Total!
I packed up without witnessing the waning eclipse, to spend the rest of the evening singing happy birthday to my Bride.
Thanks for reading!
Images © Roger Powell
I’m one of the founder members of Macarthur Astronomical Society and current webmaster.
Telescope Details
| SkyWatcher Esprit 120 mm apochromatic 3-element refractor; 840 mm f/l @ f/7. |
| Field flattener; no filter. |
| SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro mount; ZWO ASI120 guide camera. |
| Imaging camera: ZWO ASI 071 MC Pro (CMOS 28.4mm 16 Mpx). |
| Software: Telescope control: Cartes du Ciel, EQMOD, PHD2, Imaging: SharpCap, Gimp. |
| Observatory location: on the driveway at 34° South. |
Cosmic Focus 
Nice images, but why the vertical line (change in color) in the red photo?
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You are very observant. 🤓
I agonised over it before posting it. I went back to my raw frame and reprocessed and nothing changed. I decided not to post it full size. Then I noticed exactly the same on an image taken by one of my friends in the Society.
I have no explanation – but for it to be replicated by another person using a different setup could only mean that it was not a defect in my telescope, camera or technique, for which I am relieved.
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. . . now we need an explanation . . . a glitch in the Matrix? I hope not; I may not like everything about this ‘reality’ but I’ve grown accustomed to it.
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Wow, this is a great sequence!
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Thank you.
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