Lunar Eclipse November 8, 2003

The above images are resized to one fourth of the Nikon Coolpix 990 camera resolution and cropped to 380 x 380 pixels. Images were taken through the clouds at the south side of Bush's Pasture Park, Salem, OR. USA

Eclipse Information
The beginning of the eclipse started when the moon was below the horizon.
Total eclipse ends 5:31 pm PST
Partial eclipse ends 7:04 pm PST
Last visible shading 7:45 pm PST
Moon leaves penumbra 8:22 pm PST

Nikon Coolpix 990 Photo Information

Moon image on left
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CAMERA : E990V1.1
METERING : MATRIX
MODE : M
SHUTTER : 1/4sec
APERTURE : F4.0
EXP +/- : 0.0
FOCAL LENGTH : f23.4mm(X1.0)
IMG ADJUST : AUTO
SENSITIVITY : ISO100
WHITEBAL : SUNNY
SHARPNESS : HIGH
DATE : 2003.11.08 18:02
QUALITY : FULL FINE

Moon image on right
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CAMERA : E990V1.1
METERING : MATRIX
MODE : M
SHUTTER : 1/30sec
APERTURE : F4.0
EXP +/- : 0.0
FOCAL LENGTH : f23.4mm(X1.0)
IMG ADJUST : AUTO
SENSITIVITY : ISO100
WHITEBAL : SUNNY
SHARPNESS : HIGH
DATE : 2003.11.08 18:33
QUALITY : FULL FINE

Image processing with Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1

Imaging Equipment Configuration

Orion Telescopes & Binoculars ShortTube™ achromatic 80mm aperture refractor
Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera afocal coupled
ScopeTronix, Inc. STWA18 Wide Angle 18mm Eyepiece/Adapter

Use Test patterns to calibrate monitor brightness, contrast, height and width

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