Info from NASA on the Partial Lunar Eclipse:

September 7th 2006

Penumbral Contact: 16:42:23 UT
Umbral Contact: 18:05:03 UT
Greatest Eclipse: 18:51:21.1 UT
Umbral Exit: 19:37:41 UT
End of Eclipse: 21:00:21 UT

All times add 8 hours for local (Malaysian time)
which means Greatest eclipse is at 2:51:21.1am September 8th in Malaysia.
I estimated at 2:56 am, get a `F' for my Maths. (March05, go join Mr.LKM in the classroom corner, and don't forget to put on your dunce cap. )


blueye: Try the nearest Fotodata shop.

fotodata shop ok will it cheaper when i get a tripod too or just the binocular alone? It usually have case and cert is it?

oh, my friend ask me about his binos which he claim to be worth rm500 with adjustable mm... can view up to 100meter... what type of binos is that?

by the way is there many types of binos... lens aspect or ...

This post has been edited by blueye: Sep 6 2006, 09:43 AM

If you buy from proper retailer you should be able to get a case and the warranty to go with the binos. If you're very charming, you can get cheaper lah.
100 meters only? Very bad binoculars. Mine can see the moons of Jupiter. About 870 million kilometers away from Earth now.

Note: with telescopes and binoculars, we don't specify how far you can see. Most important is how clearly we can see.
Yah, there are many types of binoculars. For this 7x50mm, ask for BAK-4 (high quality glass), Porro Prism type.

Happy shopping!

uh... me not the charming ... i hope got lots of shop in lowyat to bargain. How much would that cost? the BaK-4 and porro prism, 7*50mm?

hopefully still within the RM200-300++

It's lunar.

Ok, I got your time. Thanks for the information, my hero March05.

This post has been edited by Mr.LKM: Sep 6 2006, 10:58 PM

Will try to be up during that time.....

ah bus ticket no more no more

next 2 weeks then i can go kl...

Don't miss this. This will my first observation. Do take note of my blog for the photos.

Blueye, no worry, you can go there next time.

Dude,

What time will you start your observation tonight?

The Moon is up, the sky is hazy after the evening shower here in Subang Jaya, but it's better than having an overcast sky!

Will start observation at 12:30 am. But I intend to do a trial run with the camera at 11.00 pm - it's on the charger now. Keeping my fingers crossed. Good luck, guys!

What a coincidence. It rained here as well. Hoping for the sky to clear by that time.

Haha, I expected the rain to clear the sky. However, I misforecast. I am going to start my observation from 02:15 to 03:15, how do you think about this?

March05, are you interested to co-operate with me? I am thinking to take a photo every 5 minutes and then combine them into an animation, are you interested to join me? If you are, please take a photo from 12:40 and then every 5 minutes. I will only start mine at 2.15AM.

Will do so if the weather holds.

Meanwhile, my test run is okay. Sky still hazy, but I'm getting pretty good resolution anyway. Check this out:


My streamyx connection is acting up again........

Nice Pic March.


What equipments do you use again?

Info's in the EXIF. Unfortunately, LYN has stripped the data as usual.
I'll try to put a pic on photobucket instead. But the streamyx broadband is now narrowband (worse than dialup); curses!

Finally got it uploaded to photobucket. Took more than 30 minutes to log in!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b349/Mar...41hrs060907.jpg

Im having STREAMYX Issues as well....

Starting of Penumbral at 0052 hours.


Eclipse becoming visible at 0139 hours.

The haze is playing havoc with the exposures......

this one at 0212 hours.

here its mist and low lying clouds after the rain.