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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 294162" data-attributes="member: 12496">What time last night?&nbsp;&nbsp; Was it red?&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I think I may be one day off, but there was the total lunar eclipse, I guess around 1 to 2 AM your time.&nbsp; Sort of a special event.&nbsp; An earlier time would have been a regular full moon, but probably low in the sky.The moons surface only reflects maybe 12%, which is darker than the average scene on Earth.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hence, Loony 11 instead of Sunny 16.&nbsp; But the moon varies, being frontally lighted at full moon, side lighted at quarter moon, and rear lighted at a dark moon.&nbsp;&nbsp; And eclipse is yet something else. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Here is a fair guide for a routine moon (no eclipse):<a href="http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/459/how-do-i-set-the-proper-exposure-for-nighttime-moon-photos" target="_blank">low light - How do I set the proper exposure for nighttime moon photos? - Photography Stack Exchange</a>And another:<a href="http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/howtophoto/" target="_blank">Moon Photography - A How To Guide</a>Altitude is another factor, brightest overhead, dimmer on the horizon.9 stops does seem like a lot.&nbsp; Here is another:<a href="http://www.calphoto.com/moon.htm" target="_blank">Photographing the Moon</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 294162, member: 12496"] What time last night? Was it red? :) I think I may be one day off, but there was the total lunar eclipse, I guess around 1 to 2 AM your time. Sort of a special event. An earlier time would have been a regular full moon, but probably low in the sky. The moons surface only reflects maybe 12%, which is darker than the average scene on Earth. Hence, Loony 11 instead of Sunny 16. But the moon varies, being frontally lighted at full moon, side lighted at quarter moon, and rear lighted at a dark moon. And eclipse is yet something else. :) Here is a fair guide for a routine moon (no eclipse): [URL="http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/459/how-do-i-set-the-proper-exposure-for-nighttime-moon-photos"]low light - How do I set the proper exposure for nighttime moon photos? - Photography Stack Exchange[/URL] And another: [URL="http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/howtophoto/"]Moon Photography - A How To Guide[/URL] Altitude is another factor, brightest overhead, dimmer on the horizon. 9 stops does seem like a lot. Here is another: [URL="http://www.calphoto.com/moon.htm"]Photographing the Moon[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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