The Four Key Moments of the 2021 Eclipse

by Steve Rich

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The Four Key Moments of the 2021 Eclipse

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Steve Rich

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Photograph - Digital

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Four key times during the Eclipse on 5-26-2021

The year 2021 is a significant one for sky watchers worldwide, as it brings with it several notable eclipses. The first of these events is the total lunar eclipse, which will occur on May 26th and be visible from parts of Asia, Australia, and the western United States. Next up is a partial solar eclipse on June 10th, which will be visible from areas of North America, Europe, and Asia. Finally, a beautiful annular solar eclipse will take place on December 4th, truly ending this year's eclipse season with a bang. This event will be visible to observers in Antarctica and South Africa. Those lucky enough to witness any of these celestial phenomena can expect to experience a true sense of awe and wonder amidst the vastness of our universe.

First Moon - FULL/SUPER Moon taken at 5:05 am
Second Moon - FULL/SUPER Moon with Shadow taken at 5:39 am
Third Moon - FULL/SUPER/Eclipse in progress moon color-changing taken at 6:07 am
Fourth Moon - FULL/SUPER/Eclipse at Max taken at 6:18 am

I hit the sky with my camera around 4 am. We did have a few clouds passing and some haze but all that soon dissipated around 4:45. The information I had said the eclipse would begin around 4:47. I finally saw something change on the moon around 5:15 am. The moon started changing color around 6 am. The image you see below was taken at 6:18 am. South Carolina was not in line to view a total eclipse, only a partial. I finally watched the moon set behind some horizon clouds around 6:25 am. I posted the image to Facebook and Instagram around 730 am'ish. Samantha from Good Morning America was hashtag searching and found mine. GMA reached out and sought permission to use it. I of course said yes. After the clip aired, I was alerted by a fellow classmate the clip had run, at the same time, Good Morning America sent me the clip via Instagram messenger.
My camera setup.....
I used my Canon 6D Full Frame with Tamron 150-600mm lens, I also had a 1.4 Tamron teleconverter attached giving me an 840mm reach. The aperture was set to F8, this is as wide as I could using a teleconverter. My ISO was 3200. I am not worried about the noise as I use Topaz Labs Denoise to remove all noise. My Shutter Speed was a bit slow at 1/90 of a second. I usually like to keep my shutter speed above 1/125 of a second when shooting the moon. The moon moves quite fast through the viewfinder. My autofocus was disabled as I was manually focusing. My Canon 6D was in manual mode. I was mounted on a tripod using a gimbal instead of a ball head mount. I was using a remote shutter release AND a 2-second timer. I wanted absolutely no movement since my shutter speed was a bit slow.

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May 27th, 2021

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