On 28-29th October, some parts of the world witnessed a partial lunar eclipse. This was an amazing opportunity for Indian viewers and photographers to witness the beauty. With clouds clearing up in Kolkata, India after 9 PM, the stage was set. On this night, I was excited for 2 reasons: the eclipse itself and capturing the eclipse with a new gear. After spending the whole night at the terrace under moonlight, I was able to capture a few glimpses of the eclipse.

The image is of the maximum point of the partial lunar eclipse captured at 1:44 AM IST. This was created with 8 different exposures blended (each exposure having 5 images stacked) together. A total of 40 images were used.
For the mineral colour, a separate stack of 100 images captured before the eclipse began, were used.
f/6.3, ISO 250, (1/640s, 1/250s, 1/100s, 1/40s, 1/15s, 1/6s, 1/2s, 1s), 600mm
f/6.3, ISO 250, 1/640s, 600mm (mineral colours)

Equipment: Nikon Z6ii, Nikon Z 180-600, iOptron Skyguider pro, Leofoto LS364c + LH40, Vello intervalometer
Date: 29th October 2023
Location: Kolkata, India
Post-processing: PIPP, AS3, Adobe Camera Raw,Photoshop

Nikon Z6ii, Nikon Z 180-600, iOptron Skyguider pro, Leofoto LS364c + LH40, Vello intervalometer

PIPP, AS3, Adobe Camera Raw,Photoshop