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12/10/2011 Lunar Eclipse equipment

4" f8 Takahahsi APO refractor + Losmand G11 mount + Canon 5D II + Tamron 2x tele-converter

front lawn of house, mad scramble @ 4:30am to assemble astrophoto gear (sitting around for 3 yrs unused)

end of Partial Phase, approaching Totality, 5:39 am PST [ 12/10/11 Lunar Eclipse ]

5:39:38 am PST, Takahashi 4" f8 APO + Canon 5D II (ASA 400 .25 sec)

end of partial Phase, approaching Totality

approaching Totality under morning Twilight, 6:03:35 am PST [ 12/10/11 Lunar Eclipse ]

6:03:35 am PST, Takahashi 4" f8 APO + Canon 5D II (ASA 6400 4 sec)

note blue sky-background, oncoming Morning Twilight, approaching Totality

approaching Totality, color gradation [ 12/10/11 Lunar Eclipse ]

6:59:32 am PST, Takahashi 4" f8 APO + Canon 5D II (ASA 200 16 sec)

Note gradation in colors, in Umbral shadow region

approaching Totality, 6:02 am PST [ 12/10/11 Lunar Eclipse ]

6:02 am PST, Takahashi 4" f8 APO + Canon 5D II (ASA 6400 4 sec)

approaching Totality, 6:00am PST [ 12/10/11 Lunar Eclipse ]

6:00am PST, Takahashi 4" f8 APO + Canon 5D II (ASA 200 32 sec)

approaching Totality, 5:59am PST [ 12/10/11 Lunar Eclipse ]

5:59am PST, 4" f8 Takahashi APO + Canon 5D II (ASA 400 16 sec)

approaching Totality, 5:49am PST [ 12/10/11 Lunar Eclipse ]

5:49am PST, Takahashi 4" f8 + Canon 5D II (ASA 3200 2 sec)

approaching Totality [ 12/10/11 Lunar Eclipse ]

taken 5:48 AM PST, Takahashi 4" f8 APO + Tamron 2x + Canon 5D II (ASA 6400 1 sec)