Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How to shoot a lunar eclipse. Colin Smith shows you the gear you need to photograph an eclipse as well as the best camera settings to photography the eclipse, as well as photography tips to get great eclipse pictures. Good luck with the blood moon this Friday AM.

00:00 intro
00:50 How does an Eclipse work?
02:13 Tripods
04:49 Camera and Lenses
06:37 Extension tubes
08:16 Remote Shutter release
09:00 Camera Settings for a blood moon lunar eclipse
09:47 Exposure triangle
11:35 Recommended settings
13:08 Skytracker. Ioptron Sky Guider Pro
13:51 Choosing your location to photograph the eclipse

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Tracking Camera Mounts: bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/star-tracker-camera-mounts/ci/48647?BI=1643&KBID=2208

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