{"id":17765,"date":"2025-03-07T23:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T03:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=17765"},"modified":"2025-03-21T19:57:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T23:57:44","slug":"total-lunar-eclipse-and-photography-march-13-14-2025-in-south-amboy-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=17765","title":{"rendered":"Total Lunar Eclipse and Photography - March 13-14 2025, in South Amboy, NJ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The AAA free class on this was hosted by Stan Honda. Suggested website for tracking information is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/eclipse\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/eclipse\/\">timeanddate.com<\/a>. Stan know photography. So this is in anticipation of the coming Lunar Eclipse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honda's suggested exposure setting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telephoto zoom: focus on moon<br>Wide angle: focus on distant building or bright light<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manual mode, don't use Auto.<br>Partial phases: need to \"overexpose\" by 1+ f-stops to maintain brightness<br>Suggest using spot meter setting in camera<br>At start - similar to full moon: ISO800, 1\/1000 sec, f5.6<br>Closer to Totality: ISO800, 1\/125 sec, f5.6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decent wide angle shot with NYC skyline: 200mm lens, ISO1600, 1 sec, f5.6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big moon is up at sunset, getting bigger each day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Composites:<\/strong><br>Need sequence of images at regular intervals<br>Suggest 1-minute intervals<br>Use wireless\/wired remote interval timer or internal interval timer in the camera<br>May need to adjust exposure setting leading up to totality<br>Will need to adjust exposure for totality<br>Check focus every 20-30 min.<br>Star trail photography freeware recommended: <a href=\"https:\/\/markus-enzweiler.de\/software\/starstax\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/markus-enzweiler.de\/software\/starstax\/\">StarStaX<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AAA has tutorials on various related subjects on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@amateurastronomersassociat2906\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@amateurastronomersassociat2906\">youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lunar Eclipse Photography: Telephoto Composites\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wwteDQse1Ts?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lunar Eclipse Photography: Wide Angle Composites\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VdZHppKI5XQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the time table for Perth Amboy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Magnitude 1.1782<br>Duration 6h, 2m, 41s<br>Duration of totality 1h, 5m, 20s<br>Penumbral begins Mar 13 at 11:57:28 pm<br>Partial begins Mar 14 at 1:09:40 am<br><strong>Full begins Mar 14 at 2:26:06 am<br>Maximum Mar 14 at 2:58:43 am<br>Full ends Mar 14 at 3:31:26 am<\/strong><br>Partial ends Mar 14 at 4:47:52 am<br>Penumbral ends Mar 14 at 6:00:09 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Update 3\/21\/2025: It was cloudy, no moon for me to see that day, so I shared this on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/72392414234\/?multi_permalinks=10162921001404235&amp;hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&amp;__cft__[0]=AZWbl07BkKiTMcVpbW6qWk9dxLGzls7HTyLFT26hCoLQYHDqfQhQhqj-J-BFSz6zuOrSkdW8ppc6w8Gp8guTebHw422Qg2VTBOr2eTEn-k6-rbGIbmnqS5hU1eAxanwtlKhYj8dDqpK4s8NN8HDU9dKa&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/72392414234\/?multi_permalinks=10162921001404235&amp;hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&amp;__cft__[0]=AZWbl07BkKiTMcVpbW6qWk9dxLGzls7HTyLFT26hCoLQYHDqfQhQhqj-J-BFSz6zuOrSkdW8ppc6w8Gp8guTebHw422Qg2VTBOr2eTEn-k6-rbGIbmnqS5hU1eAxanwtlKhYj8dDqpK4s8NN8HDU9dKa&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guidescope.net\/solarsys\/lunar_ecl.htm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.guidescope.net\/solarsys\/lunar_ecl.htm\">someone (Tom Matheson) did a 3D stereogram<\/a> of the Lunar Eclipse back in 2010 &amp; 2019:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lga3-3.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/480085391_10160292859631222_2033305128154504645_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=aa7b47&amp;_nc_ohc=QrQmRUBOcBsQ7kNvgFPL9_c&amp;_nc_oc=AdmZDqtNl6jPaERjzpw4XIaJpOSaOXaprUhOwk_sd2Ha1C1Niw_WZqqZtz33UOUpNAWfR9BO51Dhwa01PXmOumPg&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-3.xx&amp;_nc_gid=zMQgag4JYfuRLZLhOwC5jg&amp;oh=00_AYFplqLsUTO01SxkPB2rvuJyg4NScob7wgEJ8VW3lEjh4w&amp;oe=67E3B780\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AAA free class on this was hosted by Stan Honda. 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