# Partial Lunar Eclipse over Phoenix this morning

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 26, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-lunar-eclipse-over-phoenix-this-morning/544606 "2010-06-26T15:54:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-lunar-eclipse-over-phoenix-this-morning/544606/1 "2010-06-26T15:54:50Z")

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I [took](http://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/4735356889/sizes/l/) this at around 5:15 this morning.

I keep trying to get a shot of the Moon setting right behind the tall buildings, but full moons that set in this position only happen once every few years.

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-lunar-eclipse-over-phoenix-this-morning/544606/2 "2010-06-26T17:30:04Z")

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Great shot.  
What camera/settings were you using?

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-lunar-eclipse-over-phoenix-this-morning/544606/3 "2010-06-26T17:46:18Z")

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> [@Zebra](#):
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> Great shot.  
> What camera/settings were you using?

Nikon D90, 80-400mm VR @ 300mm, 1/15 @ f/8  
ISO 200

I had the camera mounted by the lens mount on my wonderful Induro magnesium tripod.  
I had a 1-second delay on the shutter, and tripped the camera with an IR remote.

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-lunar-eclipse-over-phoenix-this-morning/544606/4 "2010-06-27T00:42:43Z")

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We got great views of the whole eclipse in Sydney last night.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-lunar-eclipse-over-phoenix-this-morning/544606/5 "2010-06-27T01:44:03Z")

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It rained and was a complete whiteout in Melbourne, so I totally missed out.

Oh well. It was only a partial eclipse anyway.