Lunar Eclipse

On the evening of May 25, Renate and I got ready - after all those preparations. All the cameras and equipment were in the car, hot chocolate, Twix Bars, Chips, water, Beef Jerky ... and warm clothes. We drove up to Lick Observatory (which is still closed due to the Covid-19). But finding a place wasn't easy. Most places where I was before had some obstruction (telescope, trees) to the south west. We drove a little bit down and found a perfect spot: someones driveway - with a big "No Parking" sign! But it was almost midnight and we hoped that whoever lived there wouldn't want to leave until 6am...

We set everything up, configured and started the Eclipse Maestro and qDslrDashboard timelapse ... and then enjoyed the event!

And took some great images:

The moon half eclipsed - crazy brightness difference!

Various phases of the eclipse.

This is how the moon looked through the eVscope (though I had to color correct it).

The moon was in Scorpius. Once it wasn't super bright anymore, you could see the stars of Scorpius. The bright, red star to the left is Antares.

The Moon, Scorpius and Silicon Valley.

More images with the Moon and Silicon Valley. These are why I went up Mt. Hamilton!!!

And finally it was dark enough to see the Milky Way too!

And with the sunrise this awesome event came to an end.

Took lots of notes what worked and what didn't.