| NOTES |
DATE:
|
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
TIME:
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10:39 pm EDT
|
CAMERA:
|
Canon
EOS 300D Digital Rebel |
EXPOSURE:
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5 seconds @ ISO 100 |
LOCATION:
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Kalamazoo
Nature Center - Owl Observatory |
INSTRUMENT:
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Tele Vue Pronto (70 mm refractor) piggybacked on Meade
12" LX200 SCT |
PROCESSING:
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Unsharp masking, levels
adjusted (slightly), and cropped with Adobe Photoshop 7. |
COMMENTS:
|
The
Snow Moon Eclipse. The southern half of the Moon never got
especially dark or colored due to the trajectory through the Earth's
umbra. The temperature was about 5° F when this image was
taken. Why can't Mother Nature schedule these things for summer
time! |
