thelittleman
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By the time you read this post, you are probably bored to tears with lunar eclipse stuff. Hopefully this is a little more interesting.
I am so proud of this video you wouldn't believe it. Even if I do say so myself, this is pretty good stuff.
Anyway... this is 77 images combined into a video approximately 10 seconds long. You get some odd effects from the haze that developed later because of the 256 colours.
My aim for this video was to get a smooth transition between full moon and totality. I haven't seen a video which has accomplished this and thought it would be a bit of a challenge. I decided that having the camera on Av mode and ISO 100 would be a good idea - Av mode to automatically control the brightness and ISO 100 for a large dynamic range.
Techi stuff:
This was 77 images combined into a 10 second video. They were all shot with a 300D through my 8" skywatcher 'dob' on EQ6. I used DSLR focus for automated capturing, although tracking was abysmal so I had to keep correcting the position every few shots  Anyway, it kept me entertained from 2130 to 0130 so I hope you like.
Here is the link. Be warned - it is 7MB! The URL might be changing in the next few days too.
I have photos to come - I am going to process the best frames from this video! One last thing - this is 25% of the original.
Hope you like  I know I do (sorry for sounding arrogant, but I am really happy with this animation ).
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Clear Skies,
Peter
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neoweb
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You have every right to be happy with it - it looks superb! A fine reminder of last night's wonderful event. 
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thelittleman
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Thanks! I am happy lol 
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Peter
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Chris_H
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Yes, very good animation Peter. A tad fast but I still like it!
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Chris
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Mike B.
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I think it looks great! Awesome, even!
I've done one, but it was no where this complete.
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LoL!
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meisterman
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That is very Cool !
Well done !!!
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thelittleman
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Thanks all!
Chris - Your computer is obviously faster than mine then
Mike - I look forward to seeing it! Maybe I can have the pleasure in saying I have taken *something* better than you in my lifetime lol
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Peter
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ClownFish
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Peter, that was amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!
PS: Interesting way to describe your scope. You call it a "dob" on an EQ6. How do you put a Dobsonian mount on an GEM? 
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Galaxy001
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Now that's COOL! Very smooth!
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thelittleman
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Thanks Peter and Zach!
Peter - I am really pleased you liked it I describe my scope as such because it was initially a dob. Instead of putting it on the dob mount I now have it on the EQ6 - it just seems as a better way of describing it
Pictures are on their way...
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Chris_H
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Quote:
Chris - Your computer is obviously faster than mine then
Hehe, well I saved it to my computer and it went woosh!
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Chris
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thelittleman
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Dave M
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Excellent! animation,
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Dave
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soreneck
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Beautiful work! It's as if I didn't have any clouds last night.
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Adam
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novbabies
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That's great, a wonderful representation overtime!
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Max leiva
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That is the coolest I've seen - good job!
Max
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kestrel0222
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Very nicely done!!!
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Tom
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thelittleman
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Thanks all! Your comments are really appreciated
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Clear Skies,
Peter
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neocacher
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Im a little late in reading this thread, but just wanted to tell you that you did a terrific job with this.
Neo
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thelittleman
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Thanks Neo - I am glad you liked it I am 'working' on a slower version (along with some stills) but that could be some time...
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Peter
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