11/4/2004: Time-lapse photo of eclipse of the moon

glatt · 11-04-2004, 11:08 AM

Is that time lapse, or multiple exposure? [/nitpick]

Either way, it's very cool. I like how the exposure level was kept consistent throughout, so the full moon before and after the exclipse is way overexposed.

Cyber Wolf · 11-04-2004, 12:10 PM

Beautiful!

Elspode · 11-04-2004, 12:14 PM

I think it is a multiple exposure, centered on the point in the sky where the moon was to reach the deepest part of the eclipse, with exposure set to the necessary level to show the eclipse to best effect, having the result of showing a time-lapse sequence of the event from pre-penumbra entry to post-penumbra exit (that sounds kind of dirty, doesn't it?).

Cyber Wolf · 11-04-2004, 03:07 PM

If it was timelapse, wouldn't it show a solid line that went from bright white to red and back to white? I'd say it was multiple exposure because we see many clear images of the moon and see clear space where its moved in between.

glatt · 11-04-2004, 03:37 PM

I suppose I could actually look it up, but I think time lapse means that you make a movie out of multiple images, but you don't use the standard 16 or 24 frames per second rate. Instead, you lengthen the intervals between frames to your liking.

Multiple exposure is when you take multiple pictures on the same frame of film.

A long exposure time would blur the object.

This picture could actually be a time lapse that was digitally composited into one image later. So it could be time lapse or multiple exposure.

Anyway, I'm sorry to derail this thread with such a nitpick. Especially if I'm proven wrong.

This is a really neat picture.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-04-2004, 05:12 PM

It's a beautiful thing.

11-04-2004, 12:10 PM	#2
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11-04-2004, 12:14 PM	#3
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I think it is a multiple exposure, centered on the point in the sky where the moon was to reach the deepest part of the eclipse, with exposure set to the necessary level to show the eclipse to best effect, having the result of showing a time-lapse sequence of the event from pre-penumbra entry to post-penumbra exit (that sounds kind of dirty, doesn't it?). __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-04-2004, 03:07 PM	#4
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	If it was timelapse, wouldn't it show a solid line that went from bright white to red and back to white? I'd say it was multiple exposure because we see many clear images of the moon and see clear space where its moved in between. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

11-04-2004, 05:12 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's a beautiful thing. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-04-2004, 11:08 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Is that time lapse, or multiple exposure? [/nitpick] Either way, it's very cool. I like how the exposure level was kept consistent throughout, so the full moon before and after the exclipse is way overexposed.

11-04-2004, 03:37 PM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I suppose I could actually look it up, but I think time lapse means that you make a movie out of multiple images, but you don't use the standard 16 or 24 frames per second rate. Instead, you lengthen the intervals between frames to your liking. Multiple exposure is when you take multiple pictures on the same frame of film. A long exposure time would blur the object. This picture could actually be a time lapse that was digitally composited into one image later. So it could be time lapse or multiple exposure. Anyway, I'm sorry to derail this thread with such a nitpick. Especially if I'm proven wrong. This is a really neat picture.

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