Lunar Eclipse June 16,2011

[Wak Jawa]

Thanks for your advise ArchRival.... Probably l'll be there a bit early to have some test shoot.

 

[kei1309]

oh zzzzz. anyone from the thomson area please reply~~

 

[FreenEasy]

I hope a 500mm reflex will work well.

 

[chillicutter]

she will sit beside u and accompany u haha

wah lau eh... i don wanna go liao lah...

 

[SAMUELS]

I'm using a 2x teleconverter with a 80-200.

Should be okay. I'll be using a 70-300...but i only managed to get a x1.7 teleconverter. using my crop sensor body.

 

[commonjunks]

Anyone in Jurong? Dam going Punggol is all they way end of Singapore .
Where in Jurong can we take snaps?

 

[SAMUELS]

I just came back from punggol end beach

 

[Wak Jawa]

For Jurong area maybe you can try Science Centre..

 

[commonjunks]

Ok answering my own question, did a bit research and found this

Red Moon Spectacle Event, at The Lakeside @ Omni-Theatre (Jurong Town Hall Road, besides Snow City).
http://scobbers.blogspot.com/

 

[commonjunks]

Thanks Wak.

 

[Wak Jawa]

Hi Samuel...how's the situation at Punggol Beach.....?

 

[SAMUELS]

Hi Samuel...how's the situation at Punggol Beach.....?

Slightly overcast sky. I was doing sunset shots but didnt turn out well. You can get a clear view of the moon. its was orangey-yellow, the moon looked slightly foggy when I left at 8pm. its sufficently isolated from city lights... some people were already taking photos of the moon haha.

 

[kei1309]

Slightly overcast sky. I was doing sunset shots but didnt turn out well. You can get a clear view of the moon. its was orangey-yellow, the moon looked slightly foggy when I left at 8pm. its sufficently isolated from city lights... some people were already taking photos of the moon haha.

hey bro. how do i get there? if i drive, i park and walk all the way in?

 

[ArchRival]

I hope a 500mm reflex will work well.

500mm should be pretty good. This was taken with a 500mm refractor. Camera was a webcam, so image quality not very good.

A problem with long focal length lenses is you will find the edge of the moon requires a different focus than at the middle. A good practise is to focus 1/3 the distance from the edge, sort of to average the focusing.

 

[commonjunks]

BTW later i am going snow city, if anyone want to join can meet there .

 

[SAMUELS]

hey bro. how do i get there? if i drive, i park and walk all the way in?

Drive to the very end of the road. there will be a parking area with street lamps. there's another carpark just slightly before you reach the one right at the end. It has no street lamps. so be careful of your gear, or bring a torchlight like me. not much parking space... hope there wont be too many people...

 

[SAMUELS]

I want a celestron telescope

 

[Lomo]

Isn't the setting of the Moon to be at western part of Singapore? Why is everyone going to camp at Punggol end?

 

[dashbodz]

just saw my friend post about this on Fb i had totally forgotten about this. i stay near science center i guess i will go down later anyone going too?

 

[commonjunks]

just saw my friend post about this on Fb i had totally forgotten about this. i stay near science center i guess i will go down later anyone going too?

I am going later, i think around 1+.