Fox, we had a great time!
From 0:33 to 3:15 AM, I was with friends on a field south of Brussels.
Many children stayed awake and were amazed to see Mars, Saturn, Jupiter for the first time through our scopes.
But la crème de la crème was the moon eclipse!
This was done through my Sony Mavica and a 26mm eyepiece on the ETX90 (I should have taken my 40mm eyepiece)
The moon was extremely brilliant, just before the eclipse started.
When it was total, we noticed stars just around it; one got behind just on the edge of the Moon (SAO93170).
This was a picture taken by mr Vercoutter, with a Canon EOS 10D and a 1.5 sec exposure:
And others have taken great ones too:
Mr Behaegel:
Mr Jaak Jobse:
It shows how many stars became visible around the Moon, thanks to its darkening.
The weather wasn't promising yesterday afternoon but it turned great and it's my best experience.
But for taking pictures with my webcam, it wouldn't have made the difference with other Moon pictures. It does look like pictures with a digital camera and a small telescope were the best solution.
The greatest satisfaction was from the delight showed by the children.
Raoul
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